The New Food-Stamp Rules Will Make Your Head Spin

States have started banning junk food from SNAP. It’s not going according to plan.

The Stress-Free Way To Use Your EBT Card When Shopping At Target

The SNAP program and EBT cards are very helpful for low-income people to buy groceries. You can use your card at Target and ...
NBC Connecticut

Face the Facts: Sen. Cathy Osten explains why Connecticut should create its own SNAP program

Sen. Cathy Osten (D-Sprague) thinks Connecticut should create its own SNAP program in order to help 36,000 residents who may no longer be eligible due to new work requirements. She explains how it ...
The Gazette

Iowa’s new SNAP rules are not asking too much

A pallet of various canned fruit sits out at HACAP in Hiawatha, Iowa on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Iowa gov. Kim Reynolds has directed Iowa HHS to coordinate with food banks to prepare for the ...
kpvi

Changes to Idaho SNAP food program coming in 2026

State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026. The Idaho Legislature in 2025 approved ...
Yahoo

Tennessee congressman urges Gov. Lee to opt into Summer EBT program before deadline

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) has written a letter to Gov. Bill Lee in a last-ditch effort to convince him to opt into a federally-funded food assistance program for the summer ...
Detroit Free Press

Soda, candy cut for Florida SNAP users in 2026. What's changing and when

New USDA rules will ban SNAP recipients in Florida from buying soda, energy drinks, and candy starting in April 2026. At least 18 states will implement new restrictions on what can be purchased with ...
The Indianapolis Star

'Confusing' new food restrictions come to Iowa's SNAP program in 2026

Beginning in January, Iowans won't be able to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds to buy pop or candy — or certain prepared foods. Some Iowans say the rules are confusing. Iowa's food ...