WASHINGTON - Federal officials have approved waivers for six additional states to limit what can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The decision allows Hawaii ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), sometimes referred to as food stamps, helps around 42 million low- and no-income Americans buy groceries each month. Recipients access the funds ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved six states' waivers on Wednesday, allowing them to ban candy, soft drinks and other food from being purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

(NEXSTAR) – Six more states are adding restrictions to what SNAP beneficiaries can buy with their monthly benefits, the federal government announced this week. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South ...

What to know about the growing list and what it means for SNAP recipients. Six more states have joined the growing list across the country approved for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program food ...

COLUMBIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Missouri's request to restrict the use of food stamps for the purchase of some junk food items, according to a news release from the USDA.