Six more states received waivers this week from the Trump administration to ban soda and candy purchases from public food ...

Waivers have already been approved in a dozen states ban unhealthy foods from being bought using SNAP benefits.

The new waivers will restrict the purchase of so-called "junk food" with SNAP funds in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, ...

A recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has raised alarm bells by projecting that a large number of US ...

South Carolina and Tennessee plan to restrict SNAP purchases to encourage healthier eating, part of the ‘Make America Healthy ...

There is now a bipartisan movement to ban SNAP benefits from being used to purchase junk food. Congress should make the ban permanent.

Starting Jan. 1, Florida’s SNAP recipients can no longer use their food stamp benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked the federal government to carve out a ban on certain food bought with SNAP benefits.

Governor Lee’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how quickly the new rules would take effect if ...

Texas takes "junk food" off the SNAP eligibility list as part of the Trump administration's push to "Make America Healthy ...

Six more states have banned junk food purchases from being bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

Restrictions on benefits also vary by state, adding to the confusion for the food industry. Some states are only banning ...