June is Pride Month, a time to pause and celebrate the incredible impact lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals historically and currently have on our world.
Jun 23, 2026
Gina Plata-Nino, JD, SNAP Director and Dory Thrasher, PhD, Senior SNAP Policy Analyst
Today, Senate Agriculture Republicans shared their proposal for the Farm Bill. Similar to its counterpart in the House, the proposal fails to reverse or mitigate the unprecedented $187 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enacted by the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1.
Jun 23, 2026
Gina Plata-Nino, JD, Director, SNAP, Food Research & Action Center
On June 22, 2026, a federal district court issued a significant ruling in Aragon v. Rollins, holding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) exceeded its legal authority when it approved state demonstration projects that restricted what Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants could purchase with their benefits.