Kansas is closer to banning SNAP benefits from buying candy and soda pop after DCF submitted a waiver to USDA, which just granted one to Nebraska.

Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the Supplemental ...

Soda is the most recent target of Governor Patrick Morrisey's effort to make West Virginia healthier, Morrisey announced Tuesday the state has submitted a waive ...

Nebraska democrats called on Rep. Don Bacon to vote "no" on President Donald Trump's budget bill that intends to make cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, submitted a SNAP waiver request to the USDA on May 12, reported The Des Moines Register. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that recipients of Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Nebraska has received the first federal waiver to ban soda and energy drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Every dollar invested in SNAP generates $1.79 in economic activity, from farmers and truckers to grocers, meaning the ...

says USDA’s recent approval of a SNAP waiver allowing Nebraska to restrict purchases of soda and energy drinks demonstrates the need for a state cost-share. Nebraska was the first state to receive ...

Nebraska lawmakers upheld a lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for felons with drug convictions. LB 319 was six votes short of becoming law.

Nebraska's ban on purchasing the drinks under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, starts Jan. 1.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins gave a first-ever approval for a state to restrict what’s covered by the Supplemental ...