Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana moved Tuesday to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income ...

If the federal U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, doesn’t grant Idaho’s candy/soda SNAP ban waiver, the bill says Health and Welfare “shall request such a waiver annually until such a waiver is ...

Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...

Some states want to block SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy sugary foods as part of the "make America healthy again" movement.

Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana are asking the federal government for permission to ban soda and candy purchases ...

The Trump administration and the U.S. House of Representatives want to reduce the benefit. On Tuesday, Arkansas and Indiana ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins went to Arkansas and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went to Indiana to support ...

Numerous U.S. states are either considering SNAP bans on soda or have already submitted waiver requests to the USDA.

Gov. Sarah Sanders has asked for a waiver from the Trump administration barring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

The Sanders administration is asking for permission to ban SNAP recipients from using their benefits to purchase soda, ...

Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho want to block low-income Americans from spending nutrition aid on candy and soda as part of the ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a plan to exclude certain foods that are currently eligible expenses under the ...