Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government ...

Iowans will be banned from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollars to buy certain types of food beginning in ...

The suit claims that efforts to get sensitive information about food aid recipients from states violates federal privacy laws ...

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food ...

A sweeping Farm Bill that includes $300 billion in cuts to food assistance programs has cleared the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.

Last week, an advisor for USDA's Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services sent a letter to states demanding personal data from SNAP applicants and recipients that included, but was not limited to ...

Once the ban on candy and soda purchases with SNAP benefits goes into effect, not all candy will be banned. That's because of ...

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit ...

Nebraska has banned SNAP benefits for purchasing pop and energy drinks. USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the ...

OMAHA, NEB. — Nebraska has become the first state to receive US Department of Agriculture approval for a Supplemental ...

The state of Iowa’s waiver to limit purchases made with SNAP benefits to healthy foods has been approved by the USDA’s Food ...

Under the waiver approved by the USDA, starting Jan. 1, 2026, Iowans who receive SNAP won't be able to use their benefits to ...