About 155,000 people in Nebraska – or about 8% of the state's population – get benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver for Nebraska's food stamp program making it the first in the ...

A proposal by the Republican-controlled House Agriculture Committee to cut more than $290 million from the Supplemental ...

While monthly SNAP benefits vary widely from state to state, the national average maximum monthly benefit in fiscal 2025 for ...

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food from food stamp programs, after signing a few this week. She described the ...

"Soaring obesity rates have brought our nation and state to a crossroads," Reynolds said in a statement. "To promote healthy ...

Every dollar invested in SNAP generates $1.79 in economic activity, from farmers and truckers to grocers, meaning the ...

Kansas is closer to banning SNAP benefits from buying candy and soda pop after DCF submitted a waiver to USDA, which just granted one to Nebraska.

Soda is the most recent target of Gov. Patrick Morrisey's effort to make West Virginia healthier.Morrisey announced Tuesday the state has submitted a waiver req ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a slate of 29 bills Tuesday, including ones that create school safety assessment teams. Crespo has represented northwest Cook County in the House since 2007 and was chair ...

The bill passed by a narrow margin of one vote, marking a significant legislative victory for House Speaker Mike Johnson and the Republican leadership.

The Nebraska Legislature on Thursday approved Gov. Jim Pillen's appointment of Bryan Waugh as the State Patrol's new superintendent.