(NEXSTAR) – On May 19, Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary drinks with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition ...

Buoyed by the Trump administration's willingness to place restrictions on food ... light measures that prohibit SNAP recipients from using their subsidies to buy certain foods.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - New restrictions on what SNAP recipients will be able to purchase with their benefits next year is causing some confusion. Thursday, the USDA ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Indiana’s ban on “sugary sodas” and candy from the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Indiana is part of a national wave of ...

As we know, each SNAP state may have its own restrictions and advantages in food options, here are the most recent ones.

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Governor Greg Abbott is advocating for restrictions on the types ... however, many SNAP purchases are for food with little to no nutritious value." ...

"Restricting SNAP purchases or banning safe ingredients ... singling them out for restrictions without targeting other unhealthy food groups, such as high-fat dairy products such as cheese or ...

President Trump has given our nation a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the health trajectory for our entire country," said Secretary Rollins. "On my first day as Secretary, I sent a call to ...

Critics of legislation barring certain purchases through SNAP argue that restrictions could be difficult to monitor, unjustly limit individual’s decision making and could complicate grocery ...