The governor's office says children on SNAP benefits consume 43% more soft drinks than non-SNAP recipients on similar incomes ...

The Trump administration has signed off on Gov. Mike Braun's plan to restrict food-stamp recipients in Indiana from using ...

Hoosiers will no longer be allowed to purchase candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food assistance, making Indiana the first ...

Brooke Rollins, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, signed Indiana’s waiver to remove sugary soft drinks and ...

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

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds received USDA approval for her waiver to prohibit the purchase of certain grocery items using SNAP benefits.

Indiana is removing sugary drinks and candy from SNAP benefits. This change, approved by the USDA, aims to improve nutrition ...

As Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. releases the MAHA commission report, state policymakers ...

It's also graduation season across the state where many Iowans are collecting their high school and college diplomas. Among them is 107-year-old WWII veteran Orville Von Ehwegen, who finally received ...

While monthly SNAP benefits vary widely from state to state, the national average maximum monthly benefit in fiscal 2025 for ...

OMAHA, NEB. — Nebraska has become the first state to receive US Department of Agriculture approval for a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) waiver that bans the use of benefits for ...

From government-led nutrition initiatives and tariff-driven cost challenges to evolving consumer demand for plant-based ...