Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary ...

Nebraska became the first state to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for purchasing ...

The decision marks a historic departure in SNAP administration, being the first waiver of its kind approved by the USDA.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently signed a waiver filed by Indiana officials to remove sugary ...

Once the ban on candy and soda purchases with SNAP benefits goes into effect, not all candy will be banned. That's because of ...

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver to amend which foods and beverages will be available for purchase ...

The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the ...

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit ...

Patrick Morrisey in his efforts to remove soda from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). AHA National Executive Vice President of Advocacy Mark Schoeberl said soda and other ...

Experts who study the SNAP program previously have said they expect SNAP recipients to buy soda and candy at normal rates, even with the ban in place.

Nebraska has received the first federal waiver to ban soda and energy drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

THE SNAP BENEFITS U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE ... REPORTIN Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for ...