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 ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as "food stamps," are paid to low- and no-income households across the U.S. that would otherwise struggle to afford groceries.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver for Nebraska's food stamp program making it the first in the ...

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture signed a waiver that will exclude SNAP recipients from buying candy and soft drinks starting next year. It’s all part of the USDA’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.

USDA approves Nebraska's waiver to exclude soda and energy drinks from purchase with food stamps, sparking debate on ...

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

Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to ...

Nebraska has banned SNAP benefits for purchasing pop and energy drinks. USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the ...

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

The House Agriculture Committee approved nearly $300 billion in cuts to SNAP benefits, putting many at risk of hunger.

If the cuts hold, the federal budget just passed in the U.S. House could cost South Dakota about $14 million in the ...