The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture signed a waiver that will exclude SNAP recipients from buying candy and soft drinks starting next year. It’s all part of the USDA’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.

The United States Department of Agriculture has approved Indiana's waiver to remove soft drinks and candy from the state's ...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has approved Indiana’s waiver to remove soft drinks and candy from the state’s Supplemental ...

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

Indiana is the first state to receive a federal waiver to restrict the purchase of candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food ...

Marissa N., 33, spends her days cleaning homes and her evenings caring for her two young children on the west side of ...

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 ...

The state agency helps decide whether utilities can raise Indiana customers' rates including for new power plants.

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 ...

Trump administration’s new SNAP rules aim to block sugary food purchases to promote health and fight childhood diseases.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as "food stamps," are paid to low- and no-income households across the U.S. that would otherwise struggle to afford groceries.

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.