The Indiana change would exclude candy and soft drinks from the list of foods eligible to be paid for with SNAP benefits.

Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana are asking the federal government for permission to ban soda and candy purchases ...

Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz, who leads the Centers for ... including no- and low-calorie soda; fruit and vegetable drinks with less than 50% natural juice; "unhealthy drinks;" candy, including ...

Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford groceries. Arkansas became the first state Tuesday to submit a ...

The waiver proposes to eliminate SNAP benefits for all types of soda for five years beginning in 2026, including low and no-calorie, fruit and vegetable drinks with less than 50 percent natural ...

The Agriculture Department is fast-tracking state requests to yank soda and candy from food-stamp programs. Arkansas and ...