Following direction from Idaho Gov. Brad Little, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare submitted a formal request to the ...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little is seeking USDA approval to restrict SNAP purchases, removing soft drinks and candy to promote healthier choices.

Idaho’s health department on Friday officially sent its request to the federal government to prohibit candy and soda purchase ...

Governor Brad Little celebrated the procedural move as just one of the ways the State of Idaho is supporting the "Make ...

House Bill 109 passed this last legislative session, but the law will need approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Governor Brad Little and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare submitted a formal request to the U.S. Department of ...

Idaho joined several other states Friday, asking the federal government to let the state prohibit people using SNAP money ...

Idaho administers federal programs more efficiently than most states, Little said. He said it would be unfair for Idaho to face the same funding cuts they do.

Idaho governor to make a trip to Washington, D.C., where he plans to advocate for Idaho’s Medicaid and SNAP programs ...

Healthy food itself isn’t largely a partisan issue, and those who study nutrition tend to agree that reducing the amount of ...

Idaho's health department on Friday officially sent its request to the federal government to prohibit candy and soda purchase ...

“We’re a lean state. We run lean budgets,” Wolff said. “It’s kind of in the culture here in Idaho.” SNAP programs are fully funded by the federal government but administered by state ...