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

At the beginning of August 2025, Governor Morrisey announced that a waiver was signed that would allow soda to be removed as ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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