States have started banning junk food from SNAP. It’s not going according to plan.

It's been eight months since Kansas submitted a SNAP waiver request to USDA asking permission to ban food stamps from buying ...

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (KFVS) - A special program aims to help people in the Heartland get more nutrition in their diets at no cost. SEMO Food Bank’s Produce Prescription Program is for adults facing food ...

Starting New Year's Day, some food-stamp recipients around the U.S. will be banned from using the government nutrition assistance to buy candy, soda and other foods. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. jetcityimage / iStock.com When it comes to changes for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps) payments ...

When it comes to changes for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps) payments in 2026, there have been three big ones making headlines. The new year not only means new rules ...

Missouri Supreme Court judges ruled regular attendance means going to school when it is in session. A Cole County judge has approved revised ballot language for a proposed Missouri constitutional ...

Lawmakers in 2024 let lapse the authority for states to reimburse food stamp recipients who lost their benefits to fraud. Several lawmakers want to reverse course. In the two years the Agriculture ...

Weeks after the government shutdown came to an end, millions of Americans may be on the verge of losing access to public food benefits for the second time. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Shantaneque Waller unloaded her groceries onto the belt at the Syracuse Price Chopper, then tried to use her debit card to pay. It was declined, which made no sense to Waller. The ...

Accountability advocates and Republican state lawmakers are calling for Maryland to tighten oversight of the food stamp program, as new federal penalties are set to cost the state hundreds of millions ...