U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that recipients of Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will no longer be allowed to purchase soda or energy drinks. It ...

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver to amend which foods and beverages will be available for purchase ...

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

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Food insecurity is a growing challenge for thousands of families across Nebraska, especially now that school is out. And the proposed cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition ...

Indiana will ban SNAP use for soft drinks and candy, and Iowa will block the purchase of sweetened beverages, snacks, and ...

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved three state waiver requests to amend the statutory definition of food eligible for ...

Local nonprofit leaders and advocates say potential cuts to SNAP would lead to more people turning to Omaha area food ...

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

Cuts to SNAP would affect residents in every state, but advocates fear the fallout could especially hit rural people.