New USDA rules will ban SNAP recipients in Florida from buying soda, energy drinks, and candy starting in April 2026. At least 18 states will implement new restrictions on what can be purchased with ...

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026. The Idaho ...

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The state agency in charge of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — said it has not used a new state law that allows agencies to withhold public assistance payments ...

State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026. The Idaho Legislature in 2025 approved ...

As Hoosiers ring in 2026, three major initiatives have been announced for the new year, two related to the SNAP program and one addressing disparities in rural health. Hoosiers who use Supplemental ...

A pallet of various canned fruit sits out at HACAP in Hiawatha, Iowa on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Iowa gov. Kim Reynolds has directed Iowa HHS to coordinate with food banks to prepare for the ...

SNAP — the food assistance program — is changing. Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed who is eligible, changed work requirements, and shifted more of the cost of administering the program ...

New laws are going into effect around the region Jan. 1, and in West Virginia, SNAP benefits will no longer be able to be used to buy soda. It's part of the state government’s efforts to embrace the ...