(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 ...

The decision marks a historic departure in SNAP administration, being the first waiver of its kind approved by the USDA.

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

Nebraska lawmakers upheld a lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for felons with drug convictions. LB 319 was six votes short of ...

About 155,000 people in Nebraska – or about 8% of the state's population – get benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

THE SNAP BENEFITS U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITED NEBRASKA TODAY TO ANNOUNCE A MASSIVE CHANGE. SECRETARY BROOKE ROLLINS MET WITH NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN AND THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN ...

SEVEN. A NEBRASKA WOMAN AND A LOCAL ORGANIZATION SAY A LIFETIME BAN ON SNAP BENEFITS FOR FELONS WITH DRUG CONVICTIONS CONVICTIONS IS DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD. ON MONDAY, THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE ...