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

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

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

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

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins gave a first-ever approval for a state to restrict what’s covered by the Supplemental ...

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

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

From government-led nutrition initiatives and tariff-driven cost challenges to evolving consumer demand for plant-based ...

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

Nebraska has banned SNAP benefits for purchasing pop and energy drinks. USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the ...

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

About 155,000 people in Nebraska – or about 8% of the state's population – get benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.