LITTLE ROCK, Ar. - The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is granting the Arkansas Governor's SNAP waiver.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins signed Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' waiver Tuesday, banning the purchase of soft drinks and candy through the use of food stamps.

The federal government wants more clarification from West Virginia on a waiver to remove soda and add some hot food items to the list of eligible food and drink ...

Officials with the USDA reported that Kentuckians in 26 storm impacted counties qualify for a temporary SNAP waiver to buy hot foods with their benefits through July 2.

In fiscal year 2023, the federal government allocated nearly $112.8 billion to SNAP, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service. ... one reviewer made it 4 times in 7 days. Food.

Some states, including Iowa and Ohio, recently said they were preparing to comply with the USDA's request for SNAP data. A coalition of SNAP recipients and hunger, privacy and student groups sued ...

TOPEKA — The Trump administration has paused its demand for the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients after a lawsuit was filed May 22 by national advocacy ...

Joining him in these efforts is Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D), whose waiver seeks to make sweetened beverages unavailable for purchase with food stamps, but “permit SNAP participants to buy a ...

The United States Department of Agriculture has approved Indiana's waiver to remove soft drinks and candy from the state's SNAP program.This comes after an exec ...