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

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

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

Arkansas and Indiana have both formally requested permission from the USDA to limit the purchase of soda and candy using benefits.

Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford groceries. Arkansas became the first state Tuesday to submit a ...

Officials in Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho submitted waiver requests to the U.S. Department of Agriculture which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the official name of ...

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

Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda ...

A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as "food stamps," should be allowed to ...

Officials in Arkansas and Indiana are moving to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income people pay ...

(The Center Square) – A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as "food stamps," should be allowed to purchase soda and candy with their government ...