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Already struggling to meet need, Omaha food pantries see catastrophe in historic SNAP cuts
Local nonprofit leaders and advocates say potential cuts to SNAP would lead to more people turning to Omaha area food ...
Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first USDA waiver
Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit ...
Nebraska SNAP recipients barred from purchasing soda, energy drinks
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that recipients of Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
Nebraska to ban soda, energy drinks from SNAP
The decision marks a historic departure in SNAP administration, being the first waiver of its kind approved by the USDA.
Nebraska receives first-ever waiver to ban soda, energy drinks from SNAP benefits
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver to amend which foods and beverages will be available for purchase ...
KLKN-TV11d
In Nebraska, USDA secretary signs waiver slashing sugary drinks from SNAP eligibility
Recipients in Nebraska will no longer be able to buy pop and energy drinks with SNAP benefits. This makes Nebraska the first ...
Lincoln Journal Star11d
Nebraska will be first state in US to bar SNAP recipients from buying pop
Nebraska will be the first state in the U.S. to bar SNAP recipients from using the money to buy pop or energy drinks, the U.S ...
WDSU10d
Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first USDA waiver
THE SNAP BENEFITS U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITED NEBRASKA TODAY TO ANNOUNCE A MASSIVE CHANGE. SECRETARY BROOKE ROLLINS MET WITH NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN AND THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN ...