U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern rolled out legislation that would protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as food ...

Proponents say taxpayer money shouldn't subsidize junk food. Critics say it could exacerbate hunger in places without easy ...

By Renee Hickman, Andy Sullivan Bakersfield, California (Reuters) -When Blair Isbell's food aid benefits arrive each month, ...

Idaho is considering a bill to seek a federal waiver to forbid food stamps from being used to buy soda and candy, in order to ...

Gov. Jim Pillen signed a letter of intent Monday seeking to ban the purchase of pop and energy drinks with government grocery ...

A bill limiting what you can purchase with food stamps is advancing. What does that mean for the program's future? Here's ...

Louisiana could become the next state to prevent low-income residents from using SNAP benefits to buy soft drinks.

Republican lawmakers want to join a nationwide movement barring the use of food stamps to buy sugary drinks and candy.Sen. Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) co-authored a bill with ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday that states will be granted waivers to ban soda from ...

Numerous Republican states have proposed legislation seeking to ban the purchase of unhealthy food and drinks.

An assortment of signs, some flashing on passing gas station entrances, some hidden on grocery store doors read “SNAP,” “EBT” ...

Right now, we’re asking one that’s overdue: Is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — “SNAP,” or “food stamps” as it was once known — still fulfilling its original purpose?