Gov. Patrick Morrisey has been on a mission since March to encourage healthy living while using the levers of government to ...

USA’s Soup-To-Nuts podcast, better-for-you soda brand Zevia’s CEO Amy Taylor unpacks the potential consequences of soda bans ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently signed a waiver filed by Indiana officials to remove sugary ...

Idaho has one of the lowest payment error rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, USDA data show ...

“The state of Iowa doesn’t trust low-income families to make food choices,” said Luke Elzinga, who chairs the board of the ...

Not all waivers were seeking the same restrictions, however. Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of ...

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 Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the ...

Nebraska's pilot project will prohibit SNAP recipients from using the benefits to buy soda and energy drinks. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins gave a first-ever approval for a state to ...

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

THE SNAP BENEFITS U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE ... REPORTIN Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for ...