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Governor Reynolds says changes to SNAP will promote healthy eating and protect future generations from disease.
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - New restrictions on what SNAP recipients will be able to purchase with their benefits next year is causing some confusion. Thursday, the USDA ...
Hundreds of thousands of low-income residents in the state could lose food assistance and health care coverage, leading to an ...
Hoosiers will no longer be allowed to purchase candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food assistance, making Indiana the first ...
It was just past 3 a.m., a few hours before the House vote on President Donald Trump's top priority in Congress, his “big, ...
Budget for treats: When times get tough, it’s hard to cut out all the fun. King suggests using the 80/20 rule: 80% of our grocery budget should go toward nutritious foods, leaving 20% to spend on ...
Walmart is a retailer known for its consistently low prices, but it's recently adopted a new fee that's upsetting shoppers.
Two Republicans from central and Eastern Washington voted on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump's signature bill to cut taxes and boost spending on immigration enforcement, after their fellow GOP ...
Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government ...
The waiver, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2026, aligns SNAP-allowable purchases with the list of foods that are exempt from Iowa's sales tax.
While you generally cannot purchase food from McDonald’s using your SNAP benefits (via your EBT card), there are some exemptions. For example, if you get Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ waiver to restrict the list of food eligible to be purchased under the federal Supplemental ...