You know it’s a strange political moment when the federal government does something shockingly… sensible. But here we are, the USDA just signed off on something that sounds like it was cooked up in a ...

(Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states that ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy certain sugary foods and drinks. The USDA has been approving SNAP ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — If you receive federal food benefits, you face new limits on what you can buy in the store. Tennessee and five other states recently won permission from the U.S. Department of ...

Six more states have moved to prohibit the purchase of junk food using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The waivers submitted by Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South ...

Around 42 million low-income Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The federal government sends SNAP funds to states which administer applications and ...

Six more states signed a pledge to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments from being used on sugary foods or drinks. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and ...