SNAP restrictions have started in two more states, which include a list of items that recipients won't be allowed to purchase ...

Erika D. Smith is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. She is a former Los Angeles Times columnist and Sacramento Bee editorial board member. During this fall’s government shutdown, ...

Oklahomans on the state's food assistance program are now prohibited from purchasing junk food, as part of the SNAP Healthy Foods Waiver initiative to promote healthier food choices and improve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December ...

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More than 1.4 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program across five states will be banned from using federal food assistance for candy and soda purchases, starting Thursday.

BOISE, Idaho - Shoppers using SNAP benefits in Idaho can no longer use them to buy candy and soda. It prohibits the use of SNAP funds for candy, soda and other sugar-sweetened soft drinks. Idaho ...

Idaho is banning candy and soda purchases with SNAP benefits starting Feb. 15, but the rules are confusing shoppers. Kit Kats ...