(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 ...

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 ...

Buoyed by the Trump administration's willingness to place restrictions on food ... light measures that prohibit SNAP recipients from using their subsidies to buy certain foods.

The federal government wants more clarification from West Virginia on a waiver to remove soda and add some hot food items to ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Indiana’s ban on “sugary sodas” and candy from the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Indiana is part of a national wave of ...

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.

As we know, each SNAP state may have its own restrictions and advantages in food options, here are the most recent ones.

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Governor Greg Abbott is advocating for restrictions on the types ... however, many SNAP purchases are for food with little to no nutritious value." ...

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

"Restricting SNAP purchases or banning safe ingredients ... singling them out for restrictions without targeting other unhealthy food groups, such as high-fat dairy products such as cheese or ...