A bill barring Wisconsin’s nearly 700,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from buying candy and ...

Nevada blocks SNAP benefits for candy and sugary drinks under a USDA waiver, joining other states testing if restrictions ...

Starting April 1, Texans will no longer be allowed to use food stamps to buy sweetened beverages and candy.

Ohioans won't be allowed to use SNAP benefits to buy pop or other sugary carbonated drinks, the DeWine administration ...

The USDA granted more than 20 states waivers to impose new restrictions on what kinds of foods people can purchase using ...

A state Senate committee endorsed Wednesday turning a proposed ban on residents using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy sugared soft drinks and candy over to a ...

Erika D. Smith is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. She is a former Los Angeles Times columnist and Sacramento Bee editorial board member. During this fall’s government shutdown, ...

Nearly two dozen states have received federal approval to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for purchasing soda and candy with USDA SNAP Food Restriction Waivers.

Consumers who have uploaded their SNAP card to DoorDash can now use their benefits at CVS Pharmacy, Dierbergs Markets, Lowes Foods, New Seasons Market, Rouses Markets, Wegmans Food Markets and Weis ...