… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. WASHINGTON – About 190,000 people in four Twin Cities metro counties – and ...

State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026. The Idaho Legislature in 2025 approved ...

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Millions of SNAP recipients are about to face new limitations on what they can use the federal assistance program to buy, including bans on soda, energy drinks and candy, according to the U.S.

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026. The Idaho ...

A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December 2024. (Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture) State and federal changes ...

New laws are going into effect around the region Jan. 1, and in West Virginia, SNAP benefits will no longer be able to be used to buy soda. It's part of the state government’s efforts to embrace the ...

New USDA rules will ban SNAP recipients in Florida from buying soda, energy drinks, and candy starting in April 2026. At least 18 states will implement new restrictions on what can be purchased with ...

The state agency in charge of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — said it has not used a new state law that allows agencies to withhold public assistance payments ...

Beginning in January, Iowans won't be able to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds to buy pop or candy — or certain prepared foods. Some Iowans say the rules are confusing. Iowa's food ...

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, ...

There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...