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

Delegate Evan Worrell (R)-Cabell County, pushed to expand the funding, and this April, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed ...

Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, and West Virginia were granted new waivers to restrict the purchase of so-called “junk ...

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

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

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington market is the latest establishment in the Mountain State to launch SNAP Stretch.

In July, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued guidance to states to move ahead ...

The removal of soda from West Virginia's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin at the start of the new year.

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has announced a federal waiver that allows the state to eliminate soda as an ...

A group of West Virginia advocacy and food assistance organizations is calling on Gov. Patrick Morrisey not to comply with a ...

According to the waiver request, there are 146,458 households and 273,981 individual recipients receiving SNAP benefits in West Virginia. Morrisey’s focus on SNAP is part of his “Four Pillars ...

Those wishing to apply for the benefit can do so in person from March 17 through March 21, 2025. Callers from West Virginia can dial 211 for more information about D-SNAP and other available aid.