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The USDA has approved new state waivers to ban junk food from the SNAP program, backing Trump’s Make America Healthy Again ...
More states are heeding the Trump administration's call to file waivers to ban SNAP's usage on candy and soda.
Twelve U.S. states have officially adopted waivers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restrict what kinds of ...
The SNAP waivers essentially redefine what types of products can be bought with government assistance. The specifics of the ...
Starting April 1, 2026, people who use SNAP benefits in Texas will no longer be able to buy certain types of food, including ...
The new waivers will go into effect next year and impact residents in Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and West ...
Colorado’s governor has signed on to a controversial component of President Donald Trump’s dubiously named “Make America ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Oklahoma's waiver request to exclude certain junk foods from the Supplemental ...
Colorado has received a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition ...
This includes beneficiaries' names, dates of birth, addresses, and social security numbers. The state will not share people's immigration and citizen status.
Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana have embraced RFK Jr.'s "MAHA" movement. The state will soon ban the use of food stamps for ...
The U.S. secretary of agriculture has signed waivers disallowing soft drinks, candy and energy drinks from being purchased ...