Governor Greg Abbott aims to reshape the SNAP program in Texas by restricting the purchase of sugary and processed foods.

For years, Texas lawmakers have tried to stop food stamp recipients from purchasing snack food.

Buoyed by the Trump administration's willingness to place restrictions on food assistance programs, Texas moves to limit junk ...

The federal government told states to turn over names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and other sensitive data about ...

Candy Available for sale at Sweet Mercantile in Cedar Rapids' Czech Village neighborhood on Friday, May 20, 2022. The store ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Reynolds says changes to SNAP will promote healthy eating and protect future generations from disease. It would remove foods including soda and candy from SNAP ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - New restrictions on what SNAP recipients will be able to purchase with their benefits next year is causing some confusion. Thursday, the USDA ...

Rollins signed waivers restricting what can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) benefits, commonly known as food stamps, in Indiana and Iowa. The move builds on the ...

(photo: USDA) Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is allowing two more states, Indiana and Iowa ... sign a waiver from USDA's SNAP purchasing rules, but those restrictions apply just to soda ...

Governors in Iowa ... has opposed such restrictions. In April, when Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, a Republican, banned candy and soft drinks from that state's SNAP benefits, the ABA said it was ...

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and Governors in Iowa, Arkansas ... Americans could stand to eat healthier," he doesn't see SNAP restrictions as a pathway to achieve that goal.

THE MOMENT MARKS NEBRASKA BEING THE FIRST STATE TO SIGN ON TO THE NEW SNAP RESTRICTIONS PILOT PROGRAM ... Kansas, Indiana, Iowa and West Virginia — have also submitted requests for waivers ...