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At least 12 states have received federal approval to restrict recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...
The move, announced Monday by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, would affect about 152,000 people in Nebraska enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which ...
Representative Mike Flood's town hall got off to a rocky start Monday night as he faced the public's wrath over Trump ...
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services hosted a public hearing about proposed changes to SNAP benefits in Nebraska on Tuesday morning. Gov. Jim Pillen championed the move to ban soda ...
Starting in 2026, six more states will limit SNAP benefits for buying soda and candy to encourage healthier eating. While ...
ARENA: Nebraska bans people from SNAP if they have three convictions for possession or one for distribution. This year, the state's conservative legislature voted to end that ban.
ARENA: That's Gina Plata-Nino, SNAP deputy director of the Washington-based Food Research and Action Center. Nebraska, Plata-Nino says, has seen recidivism increase in part because of the food ban.