The waiver would remove soft drinks, unhealthy drinks and candy from the food stamps program.

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

Gov. Sarah Sanders has asked for a waiver from the Trump administration barring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which covers some grocery costs for low-income Americans, could be ...

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

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

Arkansas seeks to ban junk food like soda and candy from SNAP and lead a national push for healthier benefits to “Make ...

Husted, a Republican from the Columbus area, is cosponsoring the “Healthy SNAP ... money on junk food. In contrast, a 2007 U.S. Department of Agriculture report stated that food restrictions ...

Can the nation’s safety net survive without unraveling the very fabric of food security it was designed to protect? Last week ...

The Texas Senate has passed Bill 379, aiming to limit the purchase of ultra-processed foods with SNAP benefits. This ...

A bill in the Texas legislature would prohibit purchasing junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and cookies, with SNAP benefits.

A new bill backed by U.S. Sen. Jon Husted would make it impossible to buy sugary treats through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a change supporters say could promote healthier choices.