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 ...

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

(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 ...

Governors in Indiana, Arkansas and West Virginia are leading the charge, asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

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GOP Rep. Clint Moses , the lead author on two bills, has said he wants to help ensure the food children and others are eating ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds received USDA approval for her waiver to prohibit the purchase of certain grocery items using SNAP benefits.

The waiver, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2026, aligns SNAP-allowable purchases with the list of foods that are exempt from ...

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 ...

Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) event Thursday that the Trump administration will eliminate junk food from food stamp programs.

Iowans will be banned from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollars to buy certain types of food beginning in ...