Just after the state health department’s approval of the Monmouth Medical Center relocation from Long Branch to Tinton Falls Thursday, lawmakers and RWJBarnabas Health leaders announced a deal ...

New USDA rules will ban SNAP recipients in Florida from buying soda, energy drinks, and candy starting in April 2026. At least 18 states will implement new restrictions on what can be purchased with ...

The new year means new and major changes for some 850,000 New Jerseyans dependent on the critical Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Due to considerable changes in federal policy and ...

The state agency in charge of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — said it has not used a new state law that allows agencies to withhold public assistance payments ...

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.

Starting Jan. 1, 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, Nebraska ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The year 2026 brings with it new restrictions on what SNAP recipients can purchase using public food assistance. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --SNAP users in some states face additional limits on what they can buy that take effect Thursday. At least 18 states are banning sodas, sugary drinks and candy from being purchased with ...

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, ...

Beginning in January, Iowans won't be able to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds to buy pop or candy — or certain prepared foods. Some Iowans say the rules are confusing. Iowa's food ...

A growing number of states are set to change what millions of Americans can buy with food assistance benefits, as new rules aimed at limiting unhealthy purchases roll out in 2026. Several states will ...