(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 ...

Candy Available for sale at Sweet Mercantile in Cedar Rapids' Czech Village neighborhood on Friday, May 20, 2022. The store ...

Governors in Indiana, Arkansas and West Virginia are leading the charge, asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ...

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

Critics say such bans reduce food choices for SNAP recipients and come with ... FitzSimons also noted higher administrative costs for states. "These restrictions will place a significant financial ...

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.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR)– A growing number of states are calling on the federal government to tighten restrictions ... (SNAP) benefits for items such as soda, candy and other junk food.