(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 ...

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

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

Governor Reynolds says changes to SNAP will promote healthy eating and protect future generations from disease.

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

Critics say such bans reduce food choices for SNAP recipients and come with ... FitzSimons also noted higher administrative costs for states. "These restrictions will place a significant financial ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.