Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary ...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, submitted a SNAP waiver request to the USDA on May 12, reported The Des Moines Register. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would ...

The House Republican reconciliation bill features major cuts to food assistance and health care for millions of people, as ...

Candy Available for sale at Sweet Mercantile in Cedar Rapids' Czech Village neighborhood on Friday, May 20, 2022. The store ...

Trump administration’s new SNAP rules aim to block sugary food purchases to promote health and fight childhood diseases.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR)– A growing number of states are calling on the federal government to tighten restrictions ... (SNAP) benefits for items such as soda, candy and other junk food.

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

While monthly SNAP benefits vary widely from state to state, the national average maximum monthly benefit in fiscal 2025 for ...

is a federal program that helps low-income people buy food. Rollins' move comes as states across the country look at similar ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - New restrictions on what SNAP recipients will be able to purchase with their benefits next year is causing some confusion. Thursday, the USDA ...

Iowa’s will ban nearly all “taxable” food items, as defined by Iowa ... has since retracted her support for any state-mandated restrictions to SNAP purchases. Kelly ultimately vetoed a ...