SNAP BENEFITS

North Dakota SNAP funding in jeopardy with government shutdown

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota has enough money to keep paying Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November if the federal government remains shut down, but the state is unable to load the funds onto people’s electronic payment cards, state officials said Tuesday. The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services is warning the public that…

North Dakota taking steps to ban candy, soda purchases with SNAP benefits

Candy and sugary drinks are displayed at a gas station in Bismarck on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Some foods such as soda and candy may soon be prohibited purchases in North Dakota through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, officials said Tuesday. The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services…

Ellison sues over demands that states provide personal data of SNAP recipients

Keith EllisonST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand that states turn over personal information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. Ellison is among a coalition of 22 attorneys general who say that the demand violates multiple federal privacy laws and the U.S. Constitution. SNAP is…