Recently, Congressman Glenn Thompson wrote the following about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): “Revitalizing Rural America: This week, the House Agriculture Committee ...

The United States Department of Agriculture has approved Indiana's waiver to remove soft drinks and candy from the state's SNAP program.This comes after an exec ...

States have highly personal financial, medical, housing, tax and other information about SNAP applicants.

Mike Braun, Brooke Rollins, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, recently signed the state’s request to remove the two items from the state’s SNAP program. SNAP, or the ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture granted Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' request for a federal waiver on May 22, allowing Iowa to restrict SNAP dollars from being used for some foods.

The USDA could continue approving these waivers over the coming weeks and months. Legislators in other states like Michigan have introduced legislation to restrict SNAP benefits, though it's ...

THE SNAP BENEFITS U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITED NEBRASKA TODAY TO ANNOUNCE A MASSIVE CHANGE. SECRETARY BROOKE ROLLINS MET WITH NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN AND THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN ...

The move, announced Monday by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, would affect about 152,000 people in Nebraska enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the US Department of Agriculture to grant the state a waiver to prevent people from using SNAP benefits to buy junk food and sweetened beverages.