A monthly average of 750,000 people in Alabama received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.

"We're paying for Medicaid care for a problem we facilitated with [food stamps] and taxpayers are getting hit both ways," ...

Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he’s drafting a bill that would keep SNAP recipients from buying candy. He said it’s about ...

Alabama is on the verge of a significant change in the use of SNAP benefits, aiming to promote healthier habits by ...

The city finally has a start date for the main phase of the Sixth Avenue streetscape project, a Decatur official said. Dane Shaw, city director of development, said this week that Grayson Carter & Son ...

The use of SNAP food stamps is about to undergo a major change in the United States. Alabama lawmakers have proposed a law that would prevent the purchase of soft drinks and candy ...

Rick Springfield Calls Out ‘Today Show' Co-Host For Yawning During Interview: ‘Am I Boring You?' There’s a new ‘bonus’ tax ...

Alabama lawmakers want to ban SNAP users from buying sugary drinks, fueling debate over health, personal choice, and government control.

Sep. 7—A $4 million infusion planned by the state Legislature should help Decatur move forward on a feasibility study for a new Tennessee River bridge, state Sen. Arthur Orr said of a second ...

Arthur Orr sponsored the bill and said the whole situation has had a big impact on him. “I was glad to be part of that process, in what is a happy outcome,” Orr said.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Alabama State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) has introduced a bill that would make protesting outside of someone’s home a misdemeanor in Alabama.