Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed funding for a summer food assistance program despite Texas' high rates of food insecurity, ...

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BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee is concerned after receiving a notice that Gov. Bill Lee has not signed onto the federal summer ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) – As the Tennessee General Assembly prepares for a new legislative session on Jan. 13, local lawmakers are commenting on the summer EBT program, also known as Sun Bucks. Sun Bucks ...

In a survey, families who participated in the state-run Healthy Kids Iowa program say they would choose the federal Summer ...

State lawmakers set aside $60 million for the program in the budget last year, but the governor vetoed it.