Nebraska has received the first federal waiver to ban soda and energy drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit ...

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

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins approved a waiver Monday (May 19) allowing Nebraska to prohibit Supplemental ...

Nebraska is the first state to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP benefits.

Nebraska lawmakers upheld a lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for felons with drug convictions. LB 319 was six votes short of becoming law.

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

Recipients of Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will no longer be allowed to purchase soda or ...

Vanderbilt lost 56 in a row, from 1992 to 2006. It beat No. 16 Georgia on the road to snap the skid. Comparatively, the task for Nebraska appears manageable. The streak needs to end in 2025 for ...

Congressman Don Bacon said one federal cut could be a big burden on Nebraska. He said he opposes moving some of the costs of the supplemental nutrition assistance program or SNAP to the states.

April 29, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) The current law allows Nebraskans with one or two drug possession or use convictions to access SNAP if they have completed a licensed and ...