WIC
Coverage of WIC in the Nexus archive.
- Texas launches upgraded WIC cards with real-time benefit tracking through new app
Texas has introduced upgraded EBT cards and the myWIC app for WIC recipients, enabling real-time benefit tracking, remote updates, and enhanced security features.
- Injunction pauses ‘unconstitutional’ USDA conditions for SNAP, WIC funding to Virginia, other states
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting USDA's 2026 funding conditions requiring states to certify they do not support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, gender ideology, or fund undocumented immigrants. Virginia and 20 other states sued, calling the conditions unconstitutional and vague, as they impact programs like SNAP and WIC, which assist millions facing hunger.
- House votes to cut funding for WIC, program that feeds pregnant women and children
The House has advanced a budget bill that cuts $200 million in funding for WIC, a program that provides healthy foods to millions of pregnant women, new moms, and their young children.
- House votes to cut funding for WIC, program that feeds pregnant women and children
The House has advanced a budget bill that cuts $200 million in funding for WIC, a program that provides healthy foods to millions of pregnant women, new moms, and their young children.
- NYC childcare website now helps families find social programs
A New York City childcare website, created by the United Federation of Teachers, is being upgraded to help families check eligibility for federal social programs like WIC and SNAP.