So far this year, 12 states have approved plans to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

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

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

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

The SNAP waivers essentially redefine what types of products can be bought with government assistance. The specifics of the ...

A child cannot flourish on Twinkies, candy and soda alone. Sadly, the state and negligent parents allow too many to try it.

Florida is now one of six states moving to ban sugary junk food items from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) ...

Amid growing concerns about public health and eating habits, Florida is considering limiting the use of SNAP benefits to purchase junk food This proposal has generated divided opin ...

Beginning Jan. 1, SNAP recipients in Florida will no longer be able to use the benefit on soda, energy drinks, candy or ...

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

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

The Trump administration approved requests from another six states to prevent consumers from using food assistance benefits ...