Starting in 2026, six more states will limit SNAP benefits for buying soda and candy to encourage healthier eating. While ...

On August 4, West Virginia, Florida, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas signed waivers to restrict SNAP benefits for ...

The state has now shared when soda drinks will no longer be available to be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds.

For years, SNAP has used taxpayer dollars to fund soda and candy — products that fuel America’s diabetes and chronic disease epidemics,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The removal of soda from West Virginia's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin at the start of the new year.

The West Virginia Department of Human Services will seek public input next year on its move to ban the purchase of soft ...

Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA) has received federal approval to implement a new restriction on the purchase of soda using Supplemental ...

Some believe the Make America Healthy Again initiative isn't in the best interest of West Virginians, while others are all for it.

Ten Republican states have so far taken steps to regulate food since Kennedy took office with an endorsement from the president to “go wild on health.” ...

West Virginia just received the green light to remove soda from food stamps/SNAP, which could help cut down on teen soda ...

Earlier this summer, though, state officials split soda and hot food into separate waiver requests. This week, in an ...

CHARLESTON — Federal officials have officially signed off on West Virginia’s request to end subsidies for sugary drinks for ...