Grocers in Indiana are concerned that the new SNAP restrictions banning soda and candy could cause retailers to stop doing ...

Hoosiers could be prohibited from purchasing soda and candy with their food benefits as early as January, but researchers and ...

The restrictions are set to take effect Jan ... from the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Indiana is part of a national wave of nearly a dozen Republican-led states ...

Braun said he requested the federal waiver to allow Indiana to impose its own restrictions on the program. He pointed to USDA data showing that soda is the most purchased item with SNAP benefits.

There’s new information that may impact what you buy at the grocery store if you’re a SNAP recipient.The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture signed a waiver that will exclude SNAP recipients from buying ...

“More taxpayer-funded SNAP dollars are spent on sugary ... gone through many changes in eligibility rules and restrictions over the years. Indiana’s ban on sugary drinks and candy will be ...

In May, the USDA approved SNAP waivers for Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska, the first state to be granted a waiver. Other states ...

The push for healthier food choices within the SNAP program has garnered ... The similarity between Indiana's approved waiver and Idaho's proposed restrictions could significantly increase the ...

(photo: USDA) Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is allowing two more states, Indiana and Iowa ... sign a waiver from USDA's SNAP purchasing rules, but those restrictions apply just to soda ...

has opposed such restrictions. In April, when Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, a Republican, banned candy and soft drinks from that state's SNAP benefits, the ABA said it was the wrong move. "Restricting ...