Iowa and Indiana have received a waiver approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ban junk food from being ...

Waiver grants flexibility by modifying specific USDA program rules, enabling states to administer SNAP program in different ...

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food ...

Governor Greg Abbott has asked for Texas SNAP benefit recipients to be prevented from spending them on soda and candy.

GOP Rep. Clint Moses , the lead author on two bills, has said he wants to help ensure the food children and others are eating ...

Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP ...

Texas has requested a waiver from the USDA to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits on unhealthy foods like soda and candy.

In a letter to the USDA, Gov. Abbott has asked for the department to forbid purchases of unhealthy foods under SNAP benefits.

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins gave a first-ever approval for a state to restrict what’s covered by the Supplemental ...

Following a significant move in Nebraska, Idaho is on track to potentially enact restrictions on what can be purchased with ...

Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.