Gov. Mike Braun first announced these planned changes alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier in 2025. The new SNAP rules ...

Indiana residents who rely on food stamps might be in for a surprise as the new year begins. Most candy and sugary drinks ...

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) -- Candy and sugary drinks are off the table for Indiana SNAP benefit recipients come January. "By ...

In Indiana, new laws include property tax reform, consumer data protection, health care reforms, SNAP benefits and new ...

Indiana residents who rely on food stamps might be in for a surprise as the new year begins. Most candy and sugary drinks ...

New restrictions on SNAP purchases in 2026 in Indiana and other states. No more candy or sugary drinks. Encouraging healthy ...

INDIANA- Starting Jan. 1, 2026, SNAP recipients can no longer use benefits to buy sugary drinks or candy. “Smart SNAP” is part of Governor Mike Braun’s “Make Indiana Healthy Again” campaign. The state ...

Beginning January 1, as part of Indiana’s new “Smart SNAP” initiative, sugary drinks and candy will no longer be eligible to ...

Indiana has instituted new policies for its supplemental nutrition assistance program, or SNAP. Indiana is one of a handful ...

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, ...

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — In less than a week, Indiana's ban on using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ...

New SNAP restrictions in 2026 ban soda, candy in 5 states. Critics call it confusing, stigmatizing, and ineffective at ...