MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin lawmakers have approved a bill that would prevent food assistance recipients from using their benefits to purchase candy and soda, sending the measure to Gov. Tony Evers for ...

Florida will ban SNAP recipients from buying soda, candy, and other sweets starting in April. The state is one of 22, mostly Republican-led, that have requested waivers from the USDA to restrict ...

TOPEKA — Kansans receiving food assistance can’t buy soda or candy with those dollars beginning in 2027, Gov. Laura Kelly said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a waiver for the Kansas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shoppers who use SNAP benefits will see changes to what they can buy in 2026 and beyond. Twenty-two states are changing or will ...

Kansas SNAP recipients will be barred from buying soda and candy with benefits. USDA approved waiver; Kansas restriction takes effect Feb. 15, 2027. Opponents say rule could limit healthy access and ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - Kansas SNAP recipients will soon be unable to use benefits to buy candy and soda after federal regulators approved a state waiver. The waiver makes Kansas one of 22 states to ...

EASY TO DOWNLOAD. JUST GO TO KMBC.COM/CONNECT TO GET STARTED. BREAKING NEWS NOW IN THE STATE OF KANSAS, WHERE GOVERNOR KELLY SAYS THE USDA HAS APPROVED THE STATE’S SNAP FOOD RESTRICTION WAIVER, IT ...

Kansas will prohibit the use of food stamp benefits for candy and soda starting in February 2027. The USDA approved the state's waiver request as part of President Donald Trump's "Make America Healthy ...

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday night passed a bill intended to stop people from buying candy and sodas with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The bill by Sen. Arthur Orr, ...

Gov. Laura Kelly, shown here speaking to the Legislature in January, announced Wednesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the state's request for a food assistance waiver, banning Kansans ...