The State Landscape is a comprehensive set of eligibility criteria, waivers, operations metrics, and other data collected by ...

Arkansas, Idaho and Utah have received waivers allowing them to amend the statutory definition of eligible food under SNAP and thus expand the list of products excluded from the program, the USDA ...

Revised legislation released June 25 by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman would slightly modify several of the ...

Three states received federal waivers to prohibit participants in food assistance programs from buying junk food, bringing the total to six states reforming their food stamp programs.

US Department of Agriculture approves SNAP waivers in six states to restrict soda, candy, and other items. More states await approval as federal nutrition policy shi ...

Arkansas’ SNAP waiver, effective July 1, 2026, excludes candy, soda, low- and no-calorie soda, fruit and vegetable drinks containing less than 50% natural juice, and other drinks considered ...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins signs SNAP food choice waivers in her office. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun ...

One of the primary methods to achieve these reductions is through the imposition and expansion of new work requirements. For SNAP, work requirements would extend to adults without dependents aged ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported that residents in 26 storm-impacted counties in Kentucky qualify for a temporary SNAP waiver to buy hot foods with their benefits through July 2.