Arkansas, Idaho and Utah have received permission to place restrictions on which foods are SNAP-eligible, joining three other ...

Junk food purchases using SNAP benefits have been banned in three more states, taking the national total to six. Arkansas, ...

Three states received federal waivers to prohibit participants in food assistance programs from buying junk food, bringing ...

Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins signed three new state SNAP food restriction waivers on Tuesday. The ...

The three states join the growing list of Republican states that have received SNAP waivers under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.

The federal government wants more clarification from West Virginia on a waiver to remove soda and add some hot food items to ...

Kennedy Jr., signed three new food choice waivers to Make America Healthy Again. The signed waivers will amend the statutory ...

The 41.7 million people who received monthly SNAP benefits in 2024 have long known they cannot use what were once called food stamps to purchase alcohol, ...

Idaho, Arkansas, and Utah are now allowed to ban the purchase of soda, sugary drinks, and junk food under SNAP benefits.

Families relying on SNAP benefits may need to adjust their shopping habits as new changes aim to improve public health and ...

In April, Kennedy stopped in Utah as part of his “MAHA tour.” During his visit he praised Utah’s SNAP ban, along with a slate of other “MAHA bills,” which was headlined by Utah’s first-in-the-nation ...