About 155,000 people in Nebraska – or about 8% of the state's population – get benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Judge Yardley found that Alaric Harden remains an imminent risk for aggression and, based on evidence offered at the hearing, that antipsychotic medication was essential to restoring his competence fo ...

SNAP benefits are paid on a monthly basis to around 40 million Americans across all U.S. states and territories.

Hadley Clark and Sarah Dahlke are awarded Kearney Teachers Tomorrow scholarships from UNK. The award, in partnership with the ...

Every dollar invested in SNAP generates $1.79 in economic activity, from farmers and truckers to grocers, meaning the ...

Soda is the most recent target of Gov. Patrick Morrisey's effort to make West Virginia healthier.Morrisey announced Tuesday the state has submitted a waiver req ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey is going after soft drinks and similar foods that people in the state can buy with SNAP ...

Kansas is closer to banning SNAP benefits from buying candy and soda pop after DCF submitted a waiver to USDA, which just granted one to Nebraska.

Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the Supplemental ...

More than a year after Nebraska's executive branch shunned legislative oversight of the state's troubled prison and child welfare systems in a violation of state law, the Legislature moved Wednesday ...

Nebraska democrats called on Rep. Don Bacon to vote "no" on President Donald Trump's budget bill that intends to make cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, submitted a SNAP waiver request to the USDA on May 12, reported The Des Moines Register. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would ...