About 155,000 people in Nebraska – or about 8% of the state's population – get benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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

Every dollar invested in SNAP generates $1.79 in economic activity, from farmers and truckers to grocers, meaning the ...

Soda is the most recent target of Gov. Patrick Morrisey's effort to make West Virginia healthier.Morrisey announced Tuesday the state has submitted a waiver req ...

Kansas is closer to banning SNAP benefits from buying candy and soda pop after DCF submitted a waiver to USDA, which just granted one to Nebraska.

The 49 senators who make up Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature have spent close to 90 days tackling everything from SNAP ...

Nebraska democrats called on Rep. Don Bacon to vote "no" on President Donald Trump's budget bill that intends to make cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, submitted a SNAP waiver request to the USDA on May 12, reported The Des Moines Register. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would ...

Every dollar invested in SNAP generates $1.79 in economic activity, from farmers and truckers to grocers, meaning the ...

WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda ...

Nebraska lawmakers upheld a lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for felons with drug convictions. LB 319 was six votes short of becoming law.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins gave a first-ever approval for a state to restrict what’s covered by the Supplemental ...