State agencies must prepare to distribute nutritional assistance funds and supplementary summer benefits to eligible ...

SNAP enrollment fell by nearly 5 million from January 2025 to February 2026 after stricter work rules took effect.

Just as the beginning of a new year is a time for families to figure out their finances, the same is true for state legislatures. In the coming months, the majority of states will be penning their ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, has made it clear he wants soda, energy drinks, candy and highly processed foods off the table when it comes to the Supplemental ...

NEW YORK — Sales and volume growth of soda and candy are down in states cleared by the US Department of Agriculture to bar food and beverage products deemed “unhealthy” from being purchased via the ...

Chicago-based Numerator estimated sales declines of up to $430 million for soda, $300 million for candy and $100 million for energy drinks in 2026 as SNAP households in states with the restrictions ...