Six more states have banned using food stamps to purchase junk food. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently signed waivers to change the definition of food that’s allowed to be ...

Kansas passed a bill asking for the federal government to ban recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds from using them on certain candy and sugary drinks. The bill directs the ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday said she has formally submitted a request to the federal government that would prohibit food stamp benefits from being used to buy certain “non-staple” ...

AUSTIN, Texas — For years, Texas lawmakers have tried to stop food stamp recipients from purchasing snack food. With support from the federal government, Texas’ first step to root out unhealthy foods ...