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 ...

Key Takeaways Nebraska is banning soda and energy drinks from SNAP starting Jan. 1The change will affect about 152,000 SNAP ...

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 ...

The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the ...

A man charged in the shooting death of the director of baseball operations at Creighton University has been found not responsible by reason of insanity.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins approved a waiver Monday (May 19) allowing Nebraska to prohibit Supplemental ...

Nebraska is first in the nation to ban SNAP recipients from using public grocery aid to buy soda and energy drinks.