Iowa and Indiana have received a waiver approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ban junk food from being ...

The United States Department of Agriculture has approved Indiana's waiver to remove soft drinks and candy from the state's ...

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

Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

After Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a plan to remove sugary foods from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Hoosiers will no longer be allowed to purchase candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food assistance, making Indiana the first ...

SNAP is the largest anti-hunger program in the US. This state will be the first to say goodbye to buying a certain product with P-BET food stamps after the ban.

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

Earlier this month, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said he had thoughts on the “big, beautiful bill” advancing through Congress. To extend 2017 tax cuts, the bill would deeply cut federal spending for ...

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

A waiver approved by the federal government restricts some food options for program participants, such as sweetened drinks, ...