Indiana Republican lawmakers are poised to cut off extra food stamp benefits Hoosiers have received throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Eric Holcomb could end the state’s public health emergency without jeopardizing millions in federal funding under a bill approved by a Senate committee Wednesday.

The farm bill has traditionally been touted by both parties as a necessary piece of legislation. But that hasn't been the case this time around.

SNAP and other food assistance is up for renewal through the Farm Bill that is in a U.S. House conference committee.

A company that processes SNAP transactions at farmers markets across the U.S. will shut down at the end of the month.

A provision in the bill would have required people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to work or attend job training for 20 hours a week.

The first look at changes to eligibility and work requirements that could be coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, has some Hoosiers worried.

An estimated 700,000 Hoosiers participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, last year.

The ban includes any conviction of Schedule 1 drug offense, for example: cocaine, marijuana, opioids, and LSD.

The federal government-which pays for SNAP benefits, sometimes called food stamps-says such assistance can only go to households that have less than $2,250 in assets, but states can opt out of that requirement.