Missouri's Healthy SNAP initiative will restrict candy and desserts starting Feb 2027. See the food definitions and what ...

Missouri has delayed its plan to restrict the use of SNAP benefits for candy, soda and other junk foods until February 2027.

Missouri is delaying its Healthy SNAP launch to Feb. 15, 2027, while encouraging families to apply for SuN Bucks summer EBT ...

As Missouri prepares to limit what low-income families can purchase with public food benefits this fall, grocers say they need to know which items to block at the register.

Missouri is postponing its plan to prohibit the use of federal food aid to purchase candy, prepared desserts and sugary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Missouri lawmakers have approved a state budget that cuts funding for a program designed to help low-income families buy fresh ...

Missourians who rely on food assistance may not get the full amount they were expecting this month. On Friday, the Missouri Department of Social Services said it would begin issuing full November SNAP ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday approved Missouri's SNAP food-choice waiver to support healthy food purchases and Missouri agriculture. The waiver, part of the "Make America Healthy ...

FILE - A banner reads: "EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) Accepted Here," at El Recuerdo Market in Los Angeles, Oct. 31, 2025, after two federal judges ordered President Donald Trump's administration ...

Currently under federal law, convicted drug offenders are banned from receiving SNAP benefits. A proposed Missouri House bill would opt out of the federal ban. Drug offenders in Missouri could soon be ...

The launch date has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Social Services announced Friday that it ...