Eighteen states will restrict what SNAP users can buy with their benefits in 2026, including soda, candy, and energy drinks.

BISMARCK — North Dakota has submitted a request to the federal government to prohibit North Dakotans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from using their benefits to buy soft ...

The first five state bans will impact about 1.4 million people. The New Year is bringing new restrictions and bans for Americans living in five states who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Starting April 1, Texas is now the first state to implement sweeping new restrictions on the types of food and beverages available for purchase through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Beginning Jan. 1, more than half a million low-income Indiana residents won’t be able to use government food assistance to buy sugary drinks or candy. And state officials are preparing retailers and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The United States Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it has granted a request to ban candy, soft drinks and other items from food stamp programs in multiple states - ...

Kansas lawmakers are threatening to withhold funding for a summer child food program to pressure state and federal agencies. The lawmakers want to ban the use of food stamps for purchasing candy and ...