The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, helps low-income individuals and ...

The House Agriculture Committee is looking to early May to mark up its portion of the president's party-line bill.

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

With ongoing discussions about SNAP adjustments, officials stress the importance of work requirements for those receiving aid ...

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

SNAP is the primary way the government helps feed Americans who can't afford food, but many don't understand how the program ...

Governor Sanders announced today that she is submitting a waiver to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ban soft drinks and candy from SNAP benefits ...

A new bill backed by Sen. Jon Husted would ban SNAP recipients from buying soda, candy and desserts, but public health experts and grocers warn it could backfire, making healthy food even harder to ...

The Arkansas House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would direct the state Department of Human ...

Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Wednesday that 19 Portland-area residents have been charged with stealing more than ...

Congress has passed a budget resolution that calls for a staggering $230 billion cut to programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow it to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.