Marketing director at the Foundation for Government Accountability writes about a bill in the Texas Legislature that would ...

Public-health groups are tying themselves in knots over a GOP crackdown on the sugary drink.

While the exemption request is still subject to approval, currently, no state has exemptions that restrict food purchases ...

The Ohio Senate is preparing to deliberate a House-passed measure to prohibit Ohioans from using food stamps on “sugar-sweetened beverages” when the higher chamber takes up state budget considerations ...

Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford groceries. Arkansas became the first state Tuesday to submit a ...

The federal food stamp program is facing scrutiny in some states that want to block enrollees from using their government benefits to buy soda and candy. The rationale for such legislation is the ...

Governors in several states have recently announced plans to eliminate some unhealthy foods from their food stamps programs ... Nutrition Assistance Program recipients from using the money ...

This year, the Utah Legislature passed a law aiming to restrict Utahns from using SNAP funds to purchase soda. Here's a look at the law and what it does.

Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda ...

24—The Ohio Senate is preparing to deliberate a House-passed measure to prohibit Ohioans from using food stamps on "sugar ... Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administered by the states.