Food bank officials, some medical professionals and grocers urged the state Senate to reject legislation (SB 615) to reform ...

This isn't the first time a White House administration has fought to ban junk food from food stamp purchases because of the ...

Five states have started a closely watched experiment in how far government can go in shaping diets through food assistance.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., left, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen during a Make Indiana Healthy Again initiative ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a plan to restrict the types of food that can be purchased with food stamps, becoming one of the first governors to seek federal permission to ban items ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is cosponsoring legislation that would block people from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase soft drinks, candy, and prepared ...

Food stamp recipients would have to pay for chocolate and candy with their own money if governors receive federal waivers. (Alan Greenblatt/Governing) A battle is brewing nationwide over whether ...

Food stamp recipients could soon be barred from using their benefits to buy chips, sodas and other types of junk food under a bill that passed the Texas Senate. “This bill isn’t about limiting ...

Kansas lawmakers inserted language in the state budget that would restrict what food benefit recipients can buy. Critics say that defining what counts as unhealthy food and drinks is tricky, and the ...