Americans will no longer be able to use food stamps to purchase various types of junk food in Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah ...

Several states will begin restricting the types of food and drink that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits next year, following a coordinated federal and ...

New SNAP purchase restrictions in several states will go into effect in 2026. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week that six additional states had been granted ...

Some state and federal policymakers want restrictions on food stamp purchases to make sure government funds aren’t used to buy unhealthy foods. States would need a waiver from USDA to limit purchases, ...

Food stamp recipients could soon be barred from using their benefits to buy chips, sodas and other types of junk food under a bill that passed the Texas Senate. “This bill isn’t about limiting ...