Lexington, SC 06/10/2025 - Lexington County School District One today announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A waiver has been signed at the federal level to remove soft drinks and candy from being eligible as part of Indiana’s SNAP program. According to a news release from the office ...

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins signed the state’s waiver on May 19. “Today’s waiver to remove soda and energy drinks from SNAP is the first of its kind, and it is a historic step to ‘make ...

The USDA's waiver for Nebraska will go into effect January 1, 2026, and would allow the state to survey participants to measure changes in their spending habits, reported The New York Times. SNAP ...

INDIANA (WSBT) — 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 executive order from ...

USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins signed the first-ever federal waiver to change the statutory definition of what qualifies as food under SNAP. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen also signed the federal waiver.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a social safety net that ... s Department of Government Efficiency and the USDA to ask states and electronic benefit vendors to turn ...

The Braun administration filed the waiver in mid-April alongside a series of executive orders directed at SNAP. In a statement, Gov. Mike Braun said the USDA’s approval of the waiver brings SNAP ...

According to data from USDA, a large chunk of SNAP purchases, approximately 20% across the nation, are spent on purchasing snacks and sugar-filled beverages. “My administration is committed to ...

Reynolds, a Republican, announced May 22 that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins had approved the state's request from a waiver to exempt certain foods from SNAP, which is run by USDA.