So far this year, 12 states have approved plans to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

Columnist Pat Beall writes that recent exhortations from some Republicans to Make America Healthy Again seem a touch ...

Columnist Pat Beall writes that recent exhortations from some Republicans to Make America Healthy Again seem a touch ...

The states were granted waivers from HHS to restrict the kinds of foods residents can purchase with SNAP benefits.

Starting Jan. 1, Florida’s SNAP recipients can no longer use their food stamp benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and ...

The health and human services secretary wants to limit access to items he has called “poison.” But this mission is more ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is seeking federal waivers to update the state's SNAP program to exclude sodas and include some ...

There is now a bipartisan movement to ban SNAP benefits from being used to purchase junk food. Congress should make the ban permanent.

Governor Lee’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how quickly the new rules would take effect if ...

A child cannot flourish on Twinkies, candy and soda alone. Sadly, the state and negligent parents allow too many to try it.

The SNAP program seeks to assist low-income families and individuals to purchase nutritious food and thus promote healthy ...

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) beneficiaries in Florida will no longer be able to purchase a range of foods ...