Two senior state officials allegedly hatched a plan to maintain a high error rate on food stamp payments to delay federal penalties, according to multiple whistleblowers.

A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Arkansas continues to rank highest in the nation for food ...

Millions of people who rely on food stamps are waking up to a new reality in 2026, as a wave of state-level limits on "junk ...

Over the course of 2025, 18 states had waivers approved that block candy and/or soda products from SNAP. These are Arkansas, ...

A report by the National Grocers Association and other industry trade groups estimated that carrying out SNAP restrictions ...

Facing a deadline to recertify SNAP recipients in four counties or lose funding, the state hopes to beat the USDA in court.

The Nevada agency responsible for administering food stamps is planning to ask the federal government to prohibit recipients from using the benefits to buy sugary and energy drinks and certain candies ...

An Arizona lawmaker is pushing a bill to ban people from using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards at fast-food ...

Starting January 1, food-stamp recipients in five U.S. states will face restrictions on using the benefits to buy some sugary ...

Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy ...

Blue state governors have demonstrated a reflexive opposition to President Donald Trump. That’s led to some absurd outcomes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to obtain records from every ...

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 ...