Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year’s final months. “Everyone’s birthday is back-to-back,” the 32-year-old certified nursing assistant said.

Starting New Year's Day, some food-stamp recipients around the U.S. will be banned from using the government nutrition assistance to buy candy, soda and other foods. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and ...

Millions of SNAP recipients are about to face new limitations on what they can use the federal assistance program to buy, including bans on soda, energy drinks and candy, according to the U.S.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - New SNAP work requirements are impacting thousands of Alabamians, but one local business is there to help. Laine Federal Education recently partnered with Alabama DHR to ...

State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are expected to start affecting Idahoans this year. The Idaho Legislature in 2025 approved restrictions ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Five states begin restricting SNAP purchases of soda, candy and junk foods starting January 1, affecting 1.4 ...

What a pleasant surprise to open the Dec. 29, 2025, paper and find Kristin Tate’s spot-on op-ed, “Healey’s SNAP showdown puts politics ahead of accountability.” Governor Maura Healey’s position to ...

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Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, ...

The Trump administration has suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits and other U.S. Department of Agriculture awards in Minnesota following a widespread fraud scandal. Agriculture secretary Brooke ...

Jan. 1 marks the first day of a new set of rules for food-stamp recipients in Indiana. Those who partake in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits program will no longer be able to buy most ― ...

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026. The Idaho ...