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

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

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

The Trump administration plans to ban SNAP recipients from buying soda and candy. Here are the states considering these new ...

Officials in Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho submitted waiver requests to the U.S. Department of Agriculture which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the official name of ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is cosponsoring legislation that would block people from using Supplemental ...

(The Center Square) – A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as "food stamps," should be allowed to purchase soda and candy with their government ...

"It’s simply saying that taxpayers are no longer going to cover the cost of junk food like candy and soft drinks ... "In one program, we’ve subsidized foods that we know make people less ...

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that she has officially submitted a waiver to ban the purchase of soft drinks and candy ...

“In fact, soda, unhealthy snacks, candy, and dessert account for nearly 23 percent, or $25 billion, of all SNAP purchases,” Sanders said. “Given the relationship between junk food and poor ...