New lawsuit targets a set of waivers approved by the USDA that allow states to limit purchases of junk food.
Kansas, Ohio, Nevada, and Wyoming join 18 other states in restricting what SNAP recipients can buy with benefits.
The changes in four states mean certain sugary items will no longer be eligible for purchase using SNAP benefits.
The Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states to restrict what SNAP recipients can purchase at grocery ...
Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an ...
SNAP junk food purchase ban: Four more states to implement restrictions — See other states with bans
Kansas, Ohio, Nevada, and Wyoming are the latest states that will implement restrictions on food purchases by SNAP recipients and banning them from using their taxpayer-funded food assistance benefit ...
New SNAP restrictions in Nebraska are raising questions about whether it helps or hurts low income shoppers already stretching tight budgets.
Right now, the SNAP program helps about 3.3 million Texans purchase groceries.
Roughly 380,000 Arizonans are no longer receiving food assistance after Congress adopted more stringent requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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