(Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states that ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy ...

Eighteen states now have approval to restrict what SNAP benefits can buy, after six more states received federal waivers to ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, several states will prohibit using SNAP benefits for soda, candy, and other sugary items. Find out if ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps more than 42 million low-income Americans buy food, is ...

Six more states are banning SNAP recipients from using their tax payer funded food assistance benefit to purchase junk food.

Six more states signed a pledge to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments from being used on sugary foods or ...

The Trump administration has approved six additional states for bans that would prevent people from using food stamps to buy ...

Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee had waivers approved, according to USDA Secretary ...

Gov. Henry McMaster has officially secured approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for his SNAP food choice waiver, ...

Six additional states have agreed to restrict what SNAP recipients can purchase under new agreements with the Trump ...

In all, 18 states have restricted SNAP purchases to limit access to unhealthy items. Implementation deadlines vary from state to state, with Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah and West ...