Easter was not the “norm” for us this year. Usually, we have friends and family over for a big Easter dinner. We did not have ...

A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as “food stamps,” should be allowed to ...

A Trump-backed push to ban sugary snacks from SNAP is gaining steam in multiple states. But critics argue it’s a half-baked ...

Several governors and legislatures are looking to ban SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to pay for candy and soda.

Today, the world celebrates Easter — the holiday in which many store shelves have been cleared of hundreds of Peeps ...

Some states want to block SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy sugary foods as part of the "make America healthy again" ...

Governor Mike Braun (R-IN) was joined by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for ...

Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana moved Tuesday to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps ...

Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...

If the federal U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, doesn’t grant Idaho’s candy/soda SNAP ban waiver, the bill says Health and Welfare “shall request such a waiver annually until such a waiver is ...

Numerous U.S. states are either considering SNAP bans on soda or have already submitted waiver requests to the USDA.

Arkansas and Indiana have both formally requested permission from the USDA to limit the purchase of soda and candy using benefits.