And some members of Congress — U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Bay City, among them — say that's just cuckoo.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shoppers who use SNAP benefits will see changes to what they can buy in 2026 and beyond. Twenty-two states are changing or will ...

A bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Sen. John Fetterman aims to allow SNAP recipients to purchase hot rotisserie chicken, ...

Six more states are joining the growing list of states signing waivers to ban using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for “non-nutritious items.” Last week, USDA Secretary Brooke ...

Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet is cosponsoring a bill aimed at making hot rotisserie chickens available for purchase ...

More than 1.4 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program across five states will be banned from using federal food assistance for candy and soda purchases, starting Thursday.

Tops Friendly Markets customers can now use food assistance benefits to buy groceries for delivery through DoorDash, the Erie County-based supermarket chain announced April 7. The offering allows SNAP ...

Changes to Florida SNAP benefits went into effect on April 20. The changes exclude SNAP recipients from buying soda, candy, ...

New restrictions on what shoppers can buy with SNAP benefits are coming to some states in 2026.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Big changes are coming to how shoppers can use SNAP food benefits in some ...