Indiana is the first state to receive a federal waiver to restrict the purchase of candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food ...

Hundreds of thousands of low-income residents in the state could lose food assistance and health care coverage, leading to an ...

Governor Reynolds says changes to SNAP will promote healthy eating and protect future generations from disease.

The waiver, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2026, aligns SNAP-allowable purchases with the list of foods that are exempt from Iowa's sales tax.

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government ...

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 ...

It was just past 3 a.m., a few hours before the House vote on President Donald Trump's top priority in Congress, his “big, ...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ waiver to restrict the list of food eligible to be purchased under the federal Supplemental ...

New tax cuts. Massive spending on border security. Cuts to social safety net programs. Pullbacks on investments to fight ...

President Trump has given our nation a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the health trajectory for our entire country," said Secretary Rollins. "On my first day as Secretary, I sent a call to ...

Experts who study the SNAP program previously have said they expect SNAP recipients to buy soda and candy at normal rates, even with the ban in place.

A sweeping Farm Bill that includes $300 billion in cuts to food assistance programs has cleared the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.