Formerly known as food stamps, the programme has roots in a New Deal plan to redirect crop surpluses. Its subsequent survival ...

Most food-stamp recipients are also on Medicaid, and when their health worsens because of soda and junk food, taxpayers cover the tab of treatment, too. Obesity-related treatments cost taxpayers ...

Colorado and Texas are among the states aiming to change what food and drink can be bought with SNAP benefits.

In the past food stamp booklets were used by families and were limited on what you could use them for to purchase. Now again in 2025 it's being purposed on limiting purchases of no sugary drinks ...

A growing number of state leaders want the federal government to forbid the use of food stamps to buy sodas and candy. It’s not a new idea, but the current administration has signaled its support.