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

Iowa’s will ban nearly all “taxable” food items, as defined by ... But governors in a handful of other states have already submitted requests for their own SNAP waivers, with the intention ...

Buoyed by the Trump administration's willingness to place restrictions on food assistance programs, Texas moves to limit junk ...

Nebraska is banning soda and energy drinks from SNAP starting Jan. 1 The change will affect about 152,000 SNAP recipients in the state Critics ... SNAP purchases of items like soda, chips, ice ...