Nebraska has become the first state in the nation to restrict low-income recipients of public grocery aid from using SNAP ...

Nebraska has received the first federal waiver to ban soda and energy drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Nebraska has banned SNAP benefits for purchasing pop and energy drinks. USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the ...

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver to amend which foods and beverages will be available for purchase ...

The decision marks a historic departure in SNAP administration, being the first waiver of its kind approved by the USDA.

Nebraska lawmakers upheld a lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for felons with drug convictions. LB 319 was six votes short of becoming law.

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drinks under the benefit program long ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins gave a first-ever approval for a state to restrict what’s covered by the Supplemental ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins approved a waiver Monday (May 19) allowing Nebraska to prohibit Supplemental ...

Recipients of Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will no longer be allowed to purchase soda or ...

Nebraska beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will no longer be allowed to purchase soda, soft drinks or energy drinks with SNAP funds starting Jan. 1, 2026.