Twelve states will restrict SNAP purchases of unhealthy foods under new USDA waivers aimed at improving public health.

The Trump administration on Monday approved six additional states seeking to ban food stamp recipients from purchasing ...

The SNAP waivers essentially redefine what types of products can be bought with government assistance. The specifics of the ...

A growing number of U.S. states are redefining the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Recently ...

The new waivers will go into effect next year and impact residents in Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and West ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said that President Donald Trump calls him up “three or four times a ...

More states are heeding the Trump administration's call to file waivers to ban SNAP's usage on candy and soda.

Colorado is the first blue state to have a waiver approved for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that limits the ability to buy soda and other sugary beverages, set to go into ...

Six states, including Ohio’s neighbor, Indiana, have already had their changes approved by the federal government. At least six others have submitted their waivers. Ohio lawmakers included in ...

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed six Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waivers on Monday to strike sugary drinks and candy as eligible purchases from the program. Joined by Secre ...