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Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...
Several governors and legislatures are looking to ban SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to pay for candy and soda.
Arkansas and Indiana have both formally requested permission from the USDA to limit the purchase of soda and candy using benefits.
Officials in Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho submitted waiver requests to the U.S. Department of Agriculture which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the official name of ...
The Trump administration plans to ban SNAP recipients from buying soda and candy. Here are the states considering these new ...
Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford groceries. Arkansas became the first state Tuesday to submit a ...
The Healthy SNAP Act would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being bought with SNAP benefits.
Kennedy has railed against Big Food and Big Pharma and blamed the nation’s “chronic disease epidemic” on the two industries.
(The Center Square) – A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as "food stamps," should be allowed to purchase soda and candy with their government ...
WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is cosponsoring legislation that would block people from using Supplemental ...