Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary ...

When it comes to feeding your family, you want to be able to do so affordably and efficiently, especially with food costs ...

Experts have said that raising the age limit on work requirements and shifting funding to states could have far-reaching ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved three state waiver requests to amend the statutory definition of food eligible for ...

Three detailed, independent analyses of the reconciliation bill found it would cut the number of program beneficiaries by ...

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 ...

With new federal approval, Indiana will ban the purchase of candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food assistance starting Jan ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver for Nebraska's food stamp program making it the first in the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Indiana’s ban on “sugary sodas” and candy from the state’s Supplemental ...

Not all waivers were seeking the same restrictions, however. Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of soda and energy drinks with SNAP benefits. Iowa’s will ban nearly all ...