A proposed Texas law that would end the use of SNAP benefits, or food stamps, for buying “junk food” passed the Texas Senate last week. Senate Bill 379, authored by Houston-area state Sen.

Amidst the chaos of the last seven days, this bit of news might have gotten lost: The National Institute for Occupational ...

Numerous U.S. states are either considering SNAP bans on soda or have already submitted waiver requests to the USDA.

Kennedy Jr, and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins are working together to encourage states to implement rules prohibiting SNAP ... to ban candy and soda from the government’s food ...

Pop, soda, Coke – whatever someone might call it in Michigan, they may not be able to buy it with food stamps much longer.

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