New food stamp restrictions prohibiting benefits to be used to purchase sweetened beverages and candy will affect millions of ...

Nevada blocks SNAP benefits for candy and sugary drinks under a USDA waiver, joining other states testing if restrictions ...

Nearly two dozen states have received federal approval to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits ...

The USDA granted more than 20 states waivers to impose new restrictions on what kinds of foods people can purchase using ...

Ohioans won't be allowed to use SNAP benefits to buy pop or other sugary carbonated drinks, the DeWine administration ...

In the lawsuit, plaintiffs argue the agency did not follow the proper procedure before signing 22 state waivers restricting ...

The nine-member board was evenly split at the end of a nearly eight-hour public meeting, with four members opposed, three in ...

Erika D. Smith is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. She is a former Los Angeles Times columnist and Sacramento Bee editorial board member. During this fall’s government shutdown, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Food stamp recipients in five states sue the Agriculture Department over SNAP restrictions that bar the purchase of sugary drinks, ...