Arkansas, Idaho and Utah have received permission to place restrictions on which foods are SNAP-eligible, joining three other ...

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

Thousands of SNAP recipients will benefit from emergency food assistance following severe weather in Kentucky, while older ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he hopes to expand state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waivers to ...

The 41.7 million people who received monthly SNAP benefits in 2024 have long known they cannot use what were once called food stamps to purchase alcohol, ...

The federal government wants more clarification from West Virginia on a waiver to remove soda and add some hot food items to ...

One of the primary methods to achieve these reductions is through the imposition and expansion of new work requirements. For SNAP ... states' ability to grant waivers and requires them to ...

Texas passed a bill to ban soda and candy purchases under SNAP. Laredo lawmakers were split as the law awaits Gov. Greg ...

The Michigan Retailers Association, an industry group, is also concerned with SNAP cuts and wants Congress to pursue "prudent ...

The Food and Nutrition Service in the federal agriculture department has taken a first look at West Virginia's waiver application and responded with some followup questions about some specifics and ...

“SNAP is about helping families in need get healthy food into their diets, but there's nothing nutritious about the junk we're removing with today's waiver.” Six other states ...