Government Virginia rolls out more secure EBT cards to curb SNAP benefit theft The state is initially sending the more secure cards to households in localities with high levels of food-assistance fraud. Click here to read more , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury September 11, 2026
Government Spanberger orders state agencies to prepare for Medicaid, SNAP changes Executive order aims to keep eligible Virginians from losing benefits as new federal work requirements, eligibility and other changes take effect next year. Click here to read more , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury August 26, 2026
Government Injunction pauses ‘unconstitutional’ USDA conditions for SNAP, WIC funding to Virginia, other states Click here to read more , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury June 11, 2026
Government Here’s what Virginia is doing so far to reduce its SNAP error rate States must reduce rates to 6% over the next year, or lose federal funding that supports the program Click here to read more , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury January 5, 2026
Government Virginia approved for waiver to remove 'sweetened beverages' from SNAP Click here to read more , and WTVR CBS 6 December 12, 2025
Community Vitality Across Henrico, SNAP cuts create uncertainty, increase hunger , and Dina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter November 10, 2025
Government Henrico County donates $100,000 to support Feed More during SNAP cuts , and Liana Hardy, Government and Education Reporter October 30, 2025
Community Vitality SNAP cuts: Henrico County food banks and pantries brace for a surging need , and Dina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter October 27, 2025
Government Virginia faces $270M penalty over food benefits errors: 'Feds never paid attention before' , and WTVR CBS 6 September 16, 2025
Government ‘Trying to do the best we can’: Va. lawmakers, beneficiaries brace for SNAP changes , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury August 26, 2025
General Assembly Youngkin touts Va.’s $4.7 billion cash cushion, downplays Medicaid, federal workforce changes , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury August 15, 2025
Government McClellan urges extension of law permitting states to reimburse stolen SNAP benefits , and Citizen Staff Reports December 18, 2024
Community AARP: Older adults may be eligible for SNAP benefits and not know it , and Citizen Staff Reports August 27, 2024
Community Expiring farm bill could impact already-food insecure Virginia families , and Special to the Citizen September 21, 2023
Community Virginia receives federal approval to replace SNAP benefits for fraud victims , and Citizen Staff Reports July 19, 2023