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WATCH: More than $600 million stolen from SNAP in 2025

(The Center Square) – About $607 million was stolen from EBT accounts in 2025, according to a new report. Propel, an EBT benefits tracking program, found large amounts of benefit theft from cards used as a part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Among people whose benefits were stolen,

Farmers markets reopen as shoppers learn to search smarter

The tote bags are ready and so are the game plans. As farmers’ markets reopen this spring, shoppers arrive with crop calendars pulled up on their phones and vendor lists already saved, turning a casual outing into a deliberate mission. In March 2026, buying local no longer runs on impulse;