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

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

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

Another cut that could happen is about 230 billion federal dollars from supplemental nutrition assistance program or snap.

In a move sparking debate across the nutrition policy landscape, several states are exploring restrictions on how ...

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

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

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she wants her state to eat healthier. The Republican submitted a waiver to the U.S.

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

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

Potential changes to the federal food assistance program could impact millions of U.S. shoppers, retailers and food and ...

Feeding Texas, the state association of food banks, shared concerns and has been talking to elected officials in Washington ...