Governors in Arkansas and Indiana are asking the federal government for permission to ban soda and candy purchases with food stamps.

Some states want to block SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy sugary foods as part of the "make America healthy again" ...

Three GOP-led states are working on changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to ban some kinds of junk ...

Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana moved Tuesday to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income ...

Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...

If the federal U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, doesn’t grant Idaho’s candy/soda SNAP ban waiver, the bill says Health and Welfare “shall request such a waiver annually until such a waiver is ...

Numerous U.S. states are either considering SNAP bans on soda or have already submitted waiver requests to the USDA.

Arkansas and Indiana have both formally requested permission from the USDA to limit the purchase of soda and candy using benefits.

The waiver would remove soft drinks, unhealthy drinks and candy from the food stamps program.

Gov. Sarah Sanders has asked for a waiver from the Trump administration barring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to purchase candy, soft drinks, ...

The Sanders administration is asking for permission to ban SNAP recipients from using their benefits to purchase soda, ...

Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho want to block low-income Americans from spending nutrition aid on candy and soda as part of the ...