Under the newly approved waivers, specific categories of food will no longer be eligible for purchase with SNAP.

Mike Kehoe’s request to ban food stamp recipients from buying junk food, setting the stage for a fight over how to control a ...

(Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states that ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture formally approved Missouri’s request to restrict the use of food stamps for ...

Tennessee's new SNAP restrictions ban junk food purchases. Critics say it stigmatizes recipients and neglects food desert ...

President Donald Trump ’s administration is talking tough about SNAP, saying the government’s biggest food aid program is ...

Gov. Henry McMaster has officially secured approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for his SNAP food choice waiver, ...

The USDA has approved waivers for six states to restrict SNAP benefits from being used on unhealthy foods starting in 2026.

New rules in 2026 will narrow what food stamps can buy as more states ban junk food from SNAP. 18 states already approved ...

Six more states are banning SNAP recipients from using their tax payer funded food assistance benefit to purchase junk food.

Six more states are banning SNAP recipients from using their tax payer funded food assistance benefit to purchase junk food.

USDA OKs Missouri plan to ban SNAP purchases of soda, candy and other junk food starting in 2026, reshaping what low-income ...