An Iowa man is suing the state, alleging it has unfairly denied him access to food assistance based on a criminal conviction.

Iowa Democratic state Rep. J.D. Scholten is launching a challenge against Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), he confirmed to multiple ...

Candy Available for sale at Sweet Mercantile in Cedar Rapids' Czech Village neighborhood on Friday, May 20, 2022. The store ...

“The state of Iowa doesn’t trust low-income families to make food choices,” said Luke Elzinga, who chairs the board of the ...

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

Not all waivers were seeking the same restrictions, however. Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of ...

(NEXSTAR) – On May 19, Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary drinks with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition ...

A week after U.S. House Republicans passed President Donald Trump's budget priorities, members of Iowa's congressional delegation are doubling down on their support for it, including reductions to ...

(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 ...

said the Iowa waiver request, however, would increase stigma for SNAP participants and “perpetuate misconceptions about hardworking, hungry Iowans.” Iowa Public Radio first reported on the ...

While Iowa’s federal delegation voted in support of these measures, the House budget committee voted 16-21 Friday to reject the spending package that includes the cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.