U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that recipients of Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will no longer be allowed to purchase soda or energy drinks. It ...

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver to amend which foods and beverages will be available for purchase ...

The decision marks a historic departure in SNAP administration, being the first waiver of its kind approved by the USDA.

OMAHA, NEB. — Nebraska has become the first state to receive US Department of Agriculture approval for a Supplemental ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Food insecurity is a growing challenge for thousands of families across Nebraska, especially now that school is out. And the proposed cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver for Nebraska's food stamp program making it the first in the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved three state waiver requests to amend the statutory definition of food eligible for ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins signed waivers (May 23, 2025) to amend the statutory definition of food for ...

Not all waivers were seeking the same restrictions, however. Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of ...

Local nonprofit leaders and advocates say potential cuts to SNAP would lead to more people turning to Omaha area food ...

While monthly SNAP benefits vary widely from state to state, the national average maximum monthly benefit in fiscal 2025 for ...