Alabama lawmakers should learn from Arizona’s SNAP crisis

By: LaTrell Clifford Wood, Joseph Palomino

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 800

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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When Dee McDonald renewed her family’s benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) last fall, she had no reason to think the process would leave her choosing between paying the rent and feeding the three grandsons she is raising.

Months passed without assistance. McDonald told The New York Times she relied on food banks, stretched every grocery dollar and skipped meals while trying to resolve a paperwork problem with Arizona’s SNAP system.

Her …

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