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

Thousands of SNAP recipients will benefit from emergency food assistance following severe weather in Kentucky, while older ...

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

Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of soda and energy drinks with SNAP benefits. Iowa’s will ban nearly all “taxable” food items, as defined by Iowa law. And in ...

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

Jim Pillen. She has also signed a waiver for Indiana and Iowa, "with half-a-dozen more coming down the line," she said. "We are on track to sign multiples of snap waivers to get junk food and ...

Nebraska was the first state in the nation to receive a waiver to move toward restricting low-income recipients from using SNAP benefits to buy soda and energy drinks. As of March 2025 ...

OMAHA, NEB. — Nebraska has become the first state to receive US Department of Agriculture approval for a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) waiver that bans the use of benefits for ...

Residents will no longer be able to purchase soda and energy drinks using their SNAP benefits. Nebraska is the first state to receive such a waiver, which aligns with the Trump administration’s ...

“SNAP is about helping families in need get healthy food into their diets, but there's nothing nutritious about the junk we're removing with today's waiver.” Six other states ...