Nearly 25,000 fewer Iowans are enrolled in a federal food assistance program than before the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill became law. The wide-ranging law reduced federal funding by 20-percent for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Ryan Bobst,...
A federal district court judge has blocked waivers given to Iowa and five other states on how federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefits can be used. Iowa’s waiver allowed the state to keep people from buying food that is not considered...
Some of Governor Reynolds’ health policy agenda is outlined a bill that’s cleared a House subcommittee. The bill calls for Iowa doctors to complete an hour-long nutrition education course and it would ban some food dyes and additives from school meals. Jon...
Governor Reynolds says the State of Iowa will participate in the federal program that gives low income families with school aged children $40 a month during the summer to buy food. Starting January 1, the USDA has given Iowa permission to prohibit food stamps from...
