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

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

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food ...

Governor Greg Abbott has asked for Texas SNAP benefit recipients to be prevented from spending them on soda and candy.

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

Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the USDA to grant the state a waiver to prevent Texans from using SNAP benefits to buy junk food ...

Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP ...

In a letter to the USDA, Gov. Abbott has asked for the department to forbid purchases of unhealthy foods under SNAP benefits.

Nebraska has received the first federal waiver to ban soda and energy drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Following a significant move in Nebraska, Idaho is on track to potentially enact restrictions on what can be purchased with ...

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

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit ...