Most of the impacts of the federal budget legislation do not go into effect until late 2026 or 2027, which Briese says is helpful for the state to account for these new budget changes. The next ...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services hosted a public hearing about proposed changes to SNAP benefits in ...

Nebraska Reps. Don Bacon, Mike Flood and Adrian Smith share why they voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill and how they ...

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drink purchases under SNAP benefits, impacting 152,000 participants ...

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drink purchases under SNAP benefits, impacting 152,000 participants ...

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drink purchases under SNAP benefits, impacting 152,000 participants ...

Local grocers sounded alarm about potential negative impacts from restrictions to Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition ...

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drink purchases under SNAP benefits, impacting 152,000 participants ...

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drink purchases under SNAP benefits, impacting 152,000 participants ...

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drink purchases under SNAP benefits, impacting 152,000 participants ...

One Nebraska county was deemed at "higher-risk" of the impact of the proposed SNAP cuts by the Center for American Progress.

The cuts come in the form of less federal funding to programs like Medicaid and SNAP, which the state may have to now pay for.