Indiana wants to be the first state in the nation to exclude candy and soft drinks from SNAP benefits, taking the Trump ...

The warning came as the Trump administration and congressional Republicans have discussed cutting SNAP benefits—otherwise ...

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

Sanders makes a move to open up one hot food to SNAP recipients, while banning food assistance from covering junk food.

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

Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford ...

Governor Sanders announced today that she is submitting a waiver to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ban soft drinks and candy from SNAP benefits ...

Lawmakers in Idaho last week passed a bill that would ban the purchase of candy and soda with Supplemental Nutrition ...

Learn how the USDA's new initiative aims to promote healthier choices in SNAP benefits by restricting soda and candy purchases.

The Healthy SNAP Act would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being bought with SNAP benefits.

Lawmakers clashed over the future of the nation's largest food aid program during U.S. House and Senate Agriculture Committee ...