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.

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

Some believe the Make America Healthy Again initiative isn't in the best interest of West Virginians, while others are all for it.

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 ...

Source: Nadiia Borovenko / Getty USDA officials approved waivers for six more states to restrict junk food purchases with SNAP benefits. Beginning in 2026, recipients in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, ...

West Virginia’s waiver request has acknowledged a possible cost to institute the changes to be be passed along to the state’s ...