Around 42 million people nationwide receive SNAP benefits, which help low- and no-income households with the cost of groceries.

Making matters worse, Urban Institute found that these cuts would mean 22.3 million U.S. families will lose some or all of their SNAP benefit, which provides basic food assistance to more than 40 million Americans in a typical month.

Rolling out over next year, the changes will affect hundreds of thousands of Oregonians, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services.

Each year, SNAP undergoes a cost-of-living increase, known as the COLA, to help benefits keep pace with rising grocery prices.

A Sierra Vista grocery store is making fresh, healthy food more accessible to families using SNAP and EBT benefits through a new program that doubles their purchasing power for produce.

Gov. Kehoe’s executive order seeks to ban SNAP purchases of soda and candy, aiming to boost healthy eating and local agriculture, but faces mixed reactions from advocates and businesses.