3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (320+ words) federal government to eliminate certain beverages from SNAP eligibility, including regular or diet soda, and other drinks. Lawsuits were filed in other states over similar changes and the responsibility placed on...this," said Gina Plata-Nino, deputy director of SNAP with…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (585+ words) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries sued the Department of Agriculture on March 11 over the issuance of waivers to five states restricting certain types of foods that can be...beverages, and processed foods and beverages. Different states ban one or…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (152+ words) Lawsuit Filed by SNAP Recipients'EastTexasRadio.com Lawsuit Filed by SNAP Recipients A group of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP recipients has filed a lawsuit challenging efforts to ban the use of food assistance benefits for sugary foods and beverages....

5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (551+ words) Candy is among the items to be excluded for purchase by SNAP benefits under waivers granted to several states. FAYETTEVILLE "The U.S. Department of Agriculture is being sued over waivers that exclude purchases of candy, soda and...Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (112+ words) people filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the USDA over restrictions in their five states that ban recipients from buying sugary drinks,...Trump administration violated laws that authorize SNAP benefits and govern changes in policy. The plaintiffs...confusion. The lawsuit also…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (309+ words) administration violated the federal statutes that authorize SNAP benefits and govern changes to program policy. The...suit seeks to halt existing waivers in those five states. The restrictions create confusion among recipients...USDA approved state waivers haphazardly, allowing states to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (361+ words) The USDA granted more than 20 states waivers to impose new restrictions on what kinds of foods...can purchase using their benefits. Some twenty states around the country want to restrict people from using SNAP benefits to buy "non-nutritious" items,…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago  (272+ words) administration after it granted waivers to several states allowing them to block Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...Virginia, Tennessee and Nebraska. The National Center for Law and Economic Justice alleges the waivers violate...the definition of what is considered food under SNAP…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (318+ words) restrictions "destabilize food access" for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the 22 U.S. states where the department has approved so-called "food...Welch's fruit punch, would be ruled out. A spokesperson for the Agriculture Department said…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (354+ words) suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over restrictions on junk food as U.S. Health and Human...recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits filed the lawsuit on Wednesday and are being represented by the National Center for Law and Economic…...