Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Post-Megabill Drop in SNAP Participation Is Steepest in Decades

Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fell by more than 3 million people (8 percent) ...
AOL

Soda, candy cut for many SNAP users starting Jan. 1. What states are affected?

Millions of SNAP recipients are about to face new limitations on what they can use the federal assistance program to buy, including bans on soda, energy drinks and candy, according to the U.S.
Arizona Capitol Times

Millions dropped from SNAP benefit programs

More than 3 million people lost access to the federal SNAP program following President Trump’s reconciliation law, marking the steepest decline since 1997.
KTVU

SNAP junk-food purchase restrictions start April 1 in Texas — See what other states have bans

SNAP junk-food purchase restrictions take effect April 1 in Texas. Several other states will also be implementing restrictions in 2026, 2027, and 2028. The new restrictions vary by state, but most ...
The Gazette

Iowa’s new SNAP rules are not asking too much

Gov. Kim Reynolds took a victory lap on Dec. 22 with the announcement that Iowa will opt into the SUN Bucks program in 2026. Also known as Summer EBT, the pandemic era-turned-permanent federal program ...