Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of soda and energy drinks with SNAP benefits. Iowa’s will ban nearly all “taxable” food items, as defined by Iowa law. And in ...

Languages: English. Numerous Republican-led states are working to ban candy and soda as eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits, with new rules expected in some states as early as January 2026.

Languages: English. Proposed federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will "drive Wisconsinites into hunger" and harm the state's economy, according to new analysis.

Note: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Dates shown are fiscal years. Benefit figures inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Among the key pieces in the fiscal package passed ...

MGK commemorated his fun outing with Sydney Sweeney and Patrick Schwarzenegger via social media. The “Cliché” singer, whose real name is Colson Baker, shared a new carousel of photos to ...

KANSAS CITY — A proposal by the Republican-controlled House Agriculture Committee to cut more than $290 million from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over the next decade through ...

The roughly 1,000-page bill that was passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday includes about $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP ...

Kim Reynolds' request for a federal waiver on May 22, allowing Iowa to restrict SNAP dollars from being used for some foods. Iowans will be banned from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council deferred a vote Wednesday on a so-called "snap curfew" for young people. The vote, in a parliamentary maneuver, was delayed until the next meeting on June 18.

Arlington, VA – Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget bill that will seriously hurt people with mental illness by massively cutting critical programs like Medicaid and SNAP, ...

The effort to give Chicago’s police superintendent the power to declare “snap curfews” to curb large teen gatherings stalled Wednesday in the City Council. The ordinance faced a vote but Alds.

He saw a vote on his revised snap curfew ordinance delayed by other alderpersons. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling will have to wait a little longer for the ...