Food bank officials, some medical professionals and grocers urged the state Senate to reject legislation (SB 615) to reform ...

This isn't the first time a White House administration has fought to ban junk food from food stamp purchases because of the ...

Starting Jan. 1, people who receive SNAP benefits in five states will not be able to purchase soda, candy, or other "junk food" items.

Millions of people who rely on food stamps are waking up to a new reality in 2026, as a wave of state-level limits on "junk ...

The waivers are a departure from decades of federal policy first enacted in 1964 and later authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, which said SNAP benefits can be used for “any food or food ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a plan to restrict the types of food that can be purchased with food stamps, becoming one of the first governors to seek federal permission to ban items ...

Food stamp recipients would have to pay for chocolate and candy with their own money if governors receive federal waivers. (Alan Greenblatt/Governing) A battle is brewing nationwide over whether ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., left, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen during a Make Indiana Healthy Again initiative ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is cosponsoring legislation that would block people from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase soft drinks, candy, and prepared ...

Food stamp recipients could soon be barred from using their benefits to buy chips, sodas and other types of junk food under a bill that passed the Texas Senate. “This bill isn’t about limiting ...

Starting in April, Florida plans to ban soda, candy, and other items deemed sugary junk food from SNAP benefits—joining more than a dozen other states pushing for similar restrictions. Destiny ...