People in the Mountain State will no longer be able to buy soda with SNAP starting January 2026. According to a press release ...

West Virginia’s plan to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from being used to purchase soda will cost ...

The state has now shared when soda drinks will no longer be available to be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds.

West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy senior policy outreach director Seth DiStefano isn't so sure the Make America ...

CHARLESTON — Federal officials have officially signed off on West Virginia’s request to end subsidies for sugary drinks for ...

Earlier this summer, though, state officials split soda and hot food into separate waiver requests. This week, in an ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially approved West Virginia’s plan to disallow the use of federal food ...

Under the state’s waiver application, the drinks meant to be removed from eligibility for purchase through SNAP include ...

Six more states received waivers this week from the Trump administration to ban soda and candy purchases from public food assistance programs.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey explains why the state is moving to ban junk food from SNAP on 'The Bottom Line.' ...