State lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year to ban soda purchases with SNAP funds, but the bill hinged on the federal ...

Idaho, Arkansas, and Utah are now allowed to ban the purchase of soda, sugary drinks, and junk food under SNAP benefits.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, along with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signed ...

Arkansas, Idaho and Utah have received permission to place restrictions on which foods are SNAP-eligible, joining three other ...

Junk food purchases using SNAP benefits have been banned in three more states, taking the national total to six. Arkansas, ...

Kennedy Jr. have approved Utah's request to ban the purchase of soda with SNAP funds. The waivers, sought by the state of Utah after a bill was passed in the legislature, were granted late Tuesday.