SpongeBob SquarePants would, in theory, have little use for stamps. They would get soggy in that pineapple under the sea.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the 2025-2026 federal income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price meals for children enrolled in North Carolina’s schools. The ...

Senate Republicans narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package Tuesday after a dayslong ...

Gov. Jeff Landry sent a request to the Department of Agriculture last week, asking it to remove sugary drinks, soda, and ...

The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York typically receives 400 tractor-trailers of food from the Agriculture ...

Republicans have contended that the program is plagued by fraud and that funds have been mismanaged, resulting in SNAP beneficiaries being over or underpaid. In the 2022 fiscal year, the latest year ...

Big changes are ahead for Americans if the Trump-backed bill becomes law. Republicans are trying to pass it by a self-imposed ...

Through the years, the idea of not using SNAP to subsidize soda and candy has had bipartisan support. And the recent efforts ...

Arkansas’ SNAP waiver, the most restrictive, excludes candy, soda, low- and no-calorie soda, fruit and vegetable drinks ...

SNAP — formerly known as the food stamp program — is the country’s largest federal nutrition assistance program. It provides ...

Utah's waiver to exclude soda from food stamps purchases was approved by the USDA. The waiver aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" initiative.

Junk food purchases using SNAP benefits have been banned in three more states, taking the national total to six. Arkansas, Idaho and Utah have all had waivers approved that will ban unhealthy ...