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The Trump administration has signed off on Gov. Mike Braun's plan to restrict food-stamp recipients in Indiana from using ...
The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food ...
Nebraska became the first state to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for purchasing ...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver for Nebraska's food stamp program making it the first in the ...
Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit ...
About 155,000 people in Nebraska – or about 8% of the state's population – get benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition ...
The decision marks a historic departure in SNAP administration, being the first waiver of its kind approved by the USDA.
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 is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the Supplemental ...
Hoosiers will no longer be allowed to purchase candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food assistance, making Indiana the first ...