Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.

On Monday, Rollins approved Nebraska's request to exclude soda and energy drinks from eligible SNAP purchases, making it the first state to receive such a federal waiver in the history of the program.

Nebraska recipients received $332.3 million in SNAP benefits in 2024, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. That's an average of $179 a month for participating households, or ...

Families relying on SNAP benefits may need to adjust their shopping habits as new changes aim to improve public health and ...

Several Republican-led states have begun implementing restrictions on the purchase of soft drinks and candy with food stamps.

Indiana has added itself to the list of four states to ban soft drinks and candy from the SNAP, joining Iowa, Nebraska and Texas.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver that the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare submitted in May ...

Nebraska became the first state in the United States to secure a federal waiver prohibiting the purchase of soda and energy drinks with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ...

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.The move ...

Indiana has added itself to the list of four states to ban soft drinks and candy from the SNAP, joining Iowa, Nebraska and ...

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.The move ...