Nevada blocks SNAP benefits for candy and sugary drinks under a USDA waiver, joining other states testing if restrictions ...

The list of states with SNAP restrictions is growing. See which states are included in the latest rollout.

Nevada will now block SNAP recipients from using food benefits to buy candy or sugar‑sweetened drinks. The state joins 21 others that have received permission to restrict purchases of sweets with ...

Four additional states have received federal approval to prevent recipients from using SNAP benefits to buy certain sugary ...

New Nevada rules will ban some candy and sugary drinks with SNAP purchases, but narrow definitions leave others allowed. This may create confusion.

The true share of overweight SNAP recipients could be higher, since the analysis assumes accurate weight reporting to the DMV. That said, other health data show that roughly six in ten Nevada adults ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. Nevada may seek to restrict food stamp recipients from using their government benefits on candy and sugary drinks, drawing criticism from one ...

The Food Bank of Northern Nevada faced heavy strain during the federal food benefits cutoff and the holiday influx. Now, food banks worry future changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Thousands of Nevadans who cannot prove they are working at least 20 hours a week could lose their monthly food assistance by the end of the month under new federal rules. In Nevada, about 44,700 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. jetcityimage / Getty Images The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is America’s largest anti-hunger initiative, ...