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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds received USDA approval for her waiver to prohibit the purchase of certain grocery items using SNAP benefits.
The Training Table serves three meals a day — breakfast, lunch, dinner — for all Husker athletes, who love to devour ...
There’s a moment when you bite into a perfectly crafted German pretzel – warm, soft inside with that distinctive chewy crust – and suddenly you’re transported across the Atlantic without leaving the ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - New restrictions on what SNAP recipients will be able to purchase with their benefits next year is causing some confusion. Thursday, the USDA ...
Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) event Thursday that the Trump administration will eliminate junk food from food stamp programs.
Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government ...
Gov. Mike Braun has received federal approval to block Indiana food assistance recipients from using SNAP to purchase soft drinks and candy beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
President Trump has given our nation a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the health trajectory for our entire country," said Secretary Rollins. "On my first day as Secretary, I sent a call to ...
Experts who study the SNAP program previously have said they expect SNAP recipients to buy soda and candy at normal rates, ...
Once the ban on candy and soda purchases with SNAP benefits goes into effect, not all candy will be banned. That's because of ...
Iowa Rep. Zach Nunn says lawmakers are delivering on a promise made to Americans. President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" passed through the House by one vote. Now, local lawmakers are weighing ...