Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items ...

Recipients remain free to purchase whatever foods they want—with their own money.

Some legislators have worried that Pennsylvanians who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, ...

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

Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would take away ...

SNAP benefits for May 2025 are starting soon. Here's the full payment schedule, updated income limits, and who qualifies.

Colorado could soon join a small list of states in the nation that allow SNAP recipients to get a hot prepared meal using ...

"Right now you can use food stamps to buy a soft drink ... Putnam noted that the same state agency running SNAP also manages Medicaid. "In one program, we’ve subsidized foods that we know ...

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

Maine’s farms are in the news for all the wrong reasons — federal funding freezes, grant funding cuts, concerns over proposed ...

A recent poll indicates bipartisan support among Pennsylvanians for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Gov. Mike Braun wants to reform SNAP food stamp benefits in Indiana. He signed several executive orders to make changes to the program. One of Braun's executive orders requires SNAP recipients to ...