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.

The Food and Nutrition Service in the federal agriculture department has taken a first look at West Virginia's waiver ...

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 ...

The House’s recent passage of the Budget Reconciliation bill could upend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

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

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 ...

West Virginia has applied for a federal waiver to remove soda from eligible purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program while also adding some hot foods considered healthy under ...

The Food Bank’s executive director, Jacob Wanderscheid, said the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would make nearly $300 billion ...

WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda ...