(NEXSTAR) – On May 19, Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary drinks with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition ...

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

Governors in Indiana, Arkansas and West Virginia are leading the charge, asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ...

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 ...

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.