Three states received federal waivers to prohibit participants in food assistance programs from buying junk food, bringing ...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and U.S. Rep. Jim Baird join U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in signing waivers to remove ...

Iowa and Indiana have received a waiver approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ban junk food from being bought using SNAP benefits. The push to limit SNAP purchases in Republican ...

Waiver grants flexibility by modifying specific USDA program rules, enabling states to administer SNAP program in different ...

“I call on every governor in the nation to submit a SNAP waiver to eliminate sugary drinks—taxpayer dollars should never bankroll products that fuel the chronic disease epidemic,” said Kennedy. The ...

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food from food stamp programs, after signing a few this week. She described the ...

With support from the federal government, Texas’ first step to root out unhealthy foods from the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, or SNAP, will become reality after Senate Bill 379 from ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins authorized Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to ban buying candy and soft drinks with ...

Kansas lawmakers inserted language in the state budget that would restrict what food benefit recipients can buy. Critics say ...

USDA approves Nebraska's waiver to exclude soda and energy drinks from purchase with food stamps, sparking debate on ...

“SNAP was created to increase access ... Nebraska became the first state in the country to ban junk food from federal food stamp programs. West Virginia’s Governor Patrick Morrisey, one ...