Starting in 2026, these states will limit SNAP-eligible items to encourage healthier food choices. Arkansas’ waiver, taking effect on July 1, 2026, excludes soda, candy, low-juice fruit drinks, and ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he hopes to expand state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waivers to ...

As we know, each SNAP state may have its own restrictions and advantages in food options, here are the most recent ones.

The federal government wants more clarification from West Virginia on a waiver to remove soda and add some hot food items to ...

Delays in SNAP benefits impact millions across 12 states amid budget cuts and overwhelmed systems. Here's what you need to ...

The Michigan Retailers Association, an industry group, is also concerned with SNAP cuts and wants Congress to pursue "prudent ...

Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money ...

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.

Plans for a range of welfare programs including food stamps, Medicaid and rental assistance reflect a shifting view of who ...

House Republicans’ budget reconciliation legislation would take away health coverage and food assistance from many millions ...

The House GOP tax bill includes tax breaks primarily for the wealthy, and cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. “A lot of people will ...

Michigan's State Budget Office says the changes to the federal food assistance program could hit the state budget hard.