MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Lines at food pantries across the state will only get longer as a result of federal cuts to the SNAP program, according to Feeding Alabama. But some leaders said the food assistance program needed an overhaul. “[We] know that ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Federal cuts are threatening the Supplemental Food Nutrition Assistance Program after President Donald Trump signed his rescissions bill into law. Leaders disagree on whether or not Alabama can foot the bill following the changes.

About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear next month if the federal government shutdown continues. The U.S.

HB 44, sponsored by Rep. Donna Givens, R-Loxley, would direct the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) to request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services to allow recipients of SNAP benefits to buy hot rotisserie chickens from the grocery store.

Carolyn Foster, an organizer and leader, speaking at the Alabama Poor People’s Campaign Moral Monday protest on Sept. 29, 2025, on the front steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. The group of local clergy and pastors called on ...

A Republican lawmaker from Baldwin County has proposed revising rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to allow for the purchase of hot, rotisserie chickens with SNAP cards. Rep. Donna Givens of Loxley said she got the idea from Christina ...