The latest Kids Count report found more New Jersey children are covered by health insurance and fewer are living in poverty. But almost a third ...

Did Gov. Christie know before the George Washington Bridge scandal that his office was improperly mixing politics and governance? Would legalizing pot generate enough money ...

A report by the national nonprofit Feeding America measured the food insecurity rate and found the highest rates of hunger in New Jerseys' four southern-most ...

Advocates say seniors lose ground every year as energy, housing, taxes and other living expenses increase while the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) loses funds ...

Governor Christie blisters Jersey business owners for failing to financially support state republicans, saying "Open up the checkbook and get in the fight," against democrats ...

Have cameras made Ferguson's troubles worse? A curfew to crack down on Paterson's trouble. The state takes heat over lags in delivering food stamps. A ...

Residents who apply for the food assistance program SNAP are sometimes waiting months for approval.

Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, will see a decrease in benefits come Nov. 1. Those who work at ...

The Democrats work to find their voice and their message. Plus, a new poll shows two Senate candidates breaking away from the pack. And an ...

According to the USDA, only 74 percent of applications to New Jersey's food stamp program, SNAP, are processed within the 30-day legal requirement.