Lee will seek new funding for the state’s smaller-scale summer feeding programs when he proposes the state budget next month.

Tennessee mayors urge Governor Lee to restore Summer EBT, a $120 food assistance program that helped low-income families in ...

Tennessee mayors urge Governor Lee to restore Summer EBT, a $120 food assistance program that helped low-income families in ...

Democratic lawmakers accuse governor of ‘cruelty’ in opting out of $84 million in federal funds for low-income families ...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will announce programs for summer food assistance in his fiscal year 2027 budget, TCS has learned.

Starting Jan. 1, taxable foods and beverages in Iowa will no longer be eligible under SNAP. This includes candy, soda and ...

Steve Cohen (D-TN) has written a letter to Gov. Bill Lee in a last-ditch effort to convince him to opt into a ...

Iowa is reversing course on summer food assistance, opting back into the Summer EBT program after replacing it with state-run alternatives. Iowa families and food banks are celebrating the governor’s ...

HAS HINDERED THEIR SEARCH FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. WELL, THE STATE OF IOWA WILL OFFICIALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL SUMMER EBT PROGRAM THIS SUMMER. THE USDA APPROVED A WAIVER TO ALIGN THE FEDERAL PROGRAM ...

Cedar River Academy kitchen manager Teresa Murray bags up food during the Healthy Kids Iowa program event in Cedar Rapids on June 17, 2025. During the program each eligible child receives $40 worth of ...

Lee has remained silent as faith leaders, county mayors, child advocates have urged him to accept more than $84 million for ...

The state's decision to participate in the federal program comes after Reynolds and Iowa HHS faced controversy for opting out of Summer EBT two years in a row.