Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...

Arkansas seeks to ban junk food like soda and candy from SNAP and lead a national push for healthier benefits to “Make ...

Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow it to ban soda and candy from ...

The Healthy SNAP Act would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being bought with SNAP benefits.

The Agriculture Department is fast-tracking state requests to yank soda and candy from food-stamp programs. Arkansas and ...

Some states want to block SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy sugary foods as part of the "make America healthy again" ...

Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford ...

Potential changes to the federal food assistance program could impact millions of U.S. shoppers, retailers and food and ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she wants her state to eat healthier. The Republican submitted a waiver to the U.S.

Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana moved Tuesday to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income ...

Officials in Arkansas and Indiana moved Tuesday to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income people pay for groceries.