Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he is "very open" to the idea of requesting a federal waiver to prevent SNAP benefits from being used to purchase items like candy and soda in Virginia.

Orlando City have their number. With Lionel Messi absent due to a hamstring injury, the Herons got run out of the building in ...

Orlando City have their number. With Lionel Messi absent due to a hamstring injury, the Herons got run out of the building in central Florida on Sunday night in a 4-1 loss. Orlando are up 7-1 on ...

Waivers have already been approved in a dozen states ban unhealthy foods from being bought using SNAP benefits.

In TN’s waiver request, sodas are defined as any drink where the first two ingredients are carbonated water and sugar, ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is seeking federal waivers to update the state’s SNAP program to exclude sodas and include some prepared foods, joining 12 other states that have already been ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will reduce federal spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $186.7 billion over ...

SNAP recipients will not be allowed to use benefits to purchase candy, drinks containing artificial sweeteners, or drinks ...

Kevin Kincaid, CEO of Knoxville Hospitals and Clinics, hosted a roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks ...

In the month since President Donald Trump signed the “big, beautiful bill” into law, more questions than answers remain when ...

Earlier this summer, though, state officials split soda and hot food into separate waiver requests. This week, in an ...

USDA and HHS signed six state waivers to ratify qualifications for SNAP purchases on "unhealthy" foods in West Virginia, ...