Retailers are figuring out how to navigate new policies tightening participation in the food assistance program and some ...

But governors in a handful of other states have already submitted requests for their own SNAP waivers, with the intention of restricting certain foods or drinks — or, in a few cases, easing ...

These changes mark the most substantial SNAP cuts in the program's history and affect both federal funding and eligibility rules.

Per the Urban Institute, the One Big Beautiful Bill also stipulates that the Thrifty Food Plan, under the auspices of SNAP, ...

Arkansas’ waiver excludes soda, low and no-calorie soda, fruit and vegetable drinks with less than 50% natural juice, other unhealthy drinks, and candy, and it will take effect July 1, 2026.

The SNAP waivers granted to Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah each allow the state to operate a two-year pilot project, starting on either January 1, 2026 or July 1, 2026, to amend the statutory ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A war of words has broken out between Western New York congressional representatives from opposite parties ...

Arkansas’ SNAP waiver, the most restrictive, excludes candy, soda, low- and no-calorie soda, fruit and vegetable drinks containing less than 50% real juice, and other drinks considered unhealthy.

But governors in a handful of other states have already submitted requests for their own SNAP waivers, with the intention of restricting certain foods or drinks — or, in a few cases, easing ...

Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of soda and energy drinks with SNAP benefits. Iowa’s will ban nearly all “taxable” food items, as defined by Iowa law.