Kansas House and Senate passed a bill seeking permission to bar in-state food stamps from purchasing candy and soda from the ...

A bill to cut candy and soda from the list of items you can buy with federal food benefits is one step away from the governor ...

A Senate committee on Tuesday narrowly advanced a bill to prohibit candy and soda purchases on SNAP food assistance.

About 23% of food stamp dollars go to purchase items like soda, candy, desserts and salty snacks. That contributes to higher ...

MAHA backers are pushing for restrictions on unhealthy foods within SNAP, but experts disagree on whether the bans would make ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A bill to restrict people in Tennessee from buying soft drinks or candy with federal nutrition benefits ...

Supporters see it as an important health step. Critics, including business industry, say definitions are unworkably broad.

Low-income Missourians who receive food assistance would be prohibited from buying soda and candy with their benefits under a ...

One of the earliest, most effective reforms that the Trump administration can make to improve Americans' health is to end the federal subsidy for eating candy bars and drinking soda. At least 10 ...

A Missouri bill proposes prohibiting low-income residents from purchasing soda and candy with SNAP benefits. Supporters argue that taxpayer dollars should not fund unhealthy food choices, while ...