U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, along with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signed three “Make America Health Again” waivers on Tuesday, allowing three more ...

Idaho, Arkansas, and Utah are now allowed to ban the purchase of soda, sugary drinks, and junk food under SNAP benefits.

Arkansas, Idaho and Utah have received permission to place restrictions on which foods are SNAP-eligible, joining three other ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved Utah's request to restrict the purchase of soft drinks with food stamps, ...

The proposed ban was something happily accepted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers SNAP. The agency also approved them for Idaho and Arkansas.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver that the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare submitted in May to remove soda, candy and energy drinks from the list of items eligible ...

Utah’s SNAP restrictions, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, don’t go as far as other states. Arkansas’ waiver restricts SNAP participants from purchasing low- and no-calorie soda, fruit ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, along with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signed three “Make America Health Again” waivers on Tuesday, allowing ...