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

SNAP is funded by federal tax dollars but administered by state governments, and states can make changes by submitting waivers to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Revising what SNAP ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, has proven vital in preventing food insecurity and hunger, especially ...

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 ...

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 ...