Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary ...

U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn is introducing legislation to enact stiffer penalties for fraudsters who target the Supplemental ...

(KMAland) -- Farmers in Iowa fear that proposed cuts in SNAP benefit funding could limit the market for their products. The Trump administration says it is cutting federal spending across all budget ...

A waiver approved by the federal government restricts some food options for program participants, such as sweetened drinks, ...

Governor Reynolds says changes to SNAP will promote healthy eating and protect future generations from disease.

“SNAP is not just a safety net—it is the frontline defense against hunger in our communities. Food banks and their networks ...

The USDA has given the State of Iowa the go-ahead to prohibit Iowans from using federal food assistance to buy candy, salty ...

Out-of-date payment systems are leaving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal food assistance program for low-income households, vulnerable to theft. An Iowa member of the ...

As Ernst defended a House-passed budget reconciliation bill cutting Medicaid and SNAP, her dry remark has since gone viral.

Advocates say cuts to Medicaid and SNAP as part of Congress' passed budget bill could mean thousands of Iowans lose benefits.

“This is the largest cut to SNAP in the history of the program," Luke Elzinga, board chair for the Iowa Hunger Coalition. "These are massive structural changes to the program too that have big ...