West Virginia’s plan to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from being used to purchase soda will cost ...

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

At the beginning of August 2025, Governor Morrisey announced that a waiver was signed that would allow soda to be removed as ...

West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy senior policy outreach director Seth DiStefano isn't so sure the Make America ...

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

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially approved West Virginia’s plan to disallow the use of federal food ...

Six more states received waivers this week from the Trump administration to ban soda and candy purchases from public food assistance programs.

Under the state’s waiver application, the drinks meant to be removed from eligibility for purchase through SNAP include ...

Beginning Jan. 1, SNAP recipients in Florida will no longer be able to use the benefit on soda, energy drinks, candy or ...