RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 26 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Secretary Dev Sangvai and Partner Organizations Release Impact Statements Regarding Proposals that Threaten SNAP in North Carolina Governor Josh Stein and governors from 23 other states released a letter to congressional leadership Tuesday, warning of the impact potential changes to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) would  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States and Nearly Half of U.S. Counties * JUNE 26, 2025 -- The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to 2024, according to the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show the population continued to age, with the shar  more