A bill to cut candy and soda from the list of items you can buy with federal food benefits is one step away from the governor ...

Under Arizona’s bill, SNAP participants could be prevented from buying granola bars and some cereals, while allowing them to ...

Cost isn’t the only barrier to a healthy diet. Taste is, too, writes Marc Siegel — and efforts to improve what America eats ...

The Tennessee House of Representatives voted to ask the federal government to allow the state to remove candy and sodas from ...

House Bill 109, cosponsored by Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d’Alene, would require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to seek federal approval to exclude candy and soda from foods eligible for ...

One of the earliest, most effective reforms that the Trump administration can make to improve Americans' health is to end the federal subsidy for eating candy bars and drinking soda. At least 10 ...

A Senate committee on Tuesday narrowly advanced a bill to prohibit candy and soda purchases on SNAP food assistance.

Last week, the Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill that would take candy and soda out of SNAP. In speaking to his fellow lawmakers about the bill, Representative Jordan Redman, a Republican, ...

Candy and soft drinks may soon be excluded from Tennessee's food stamps program, as GOP lawmakers want federal approval to ...

A Missouri bill proposes prohibiting low-income residents from purchasing soda and candy with SNAP benefits. Supporters argue ...

The senate version of the bill passed on second consideration and referred to the Health and Welfare Committee on Feb. 12.

Supporters see it as an important health step. Critics, including business industry, say definitions are unworkably broad.