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Ohio Sen. Jon Husted wants to ban junk food from being purchased with SNAP benefits
The Healthy SNAP Act would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being bought with SNAP benefits.
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Governor announces plan to remove some junk food from SNAP
The waiver would remove soft drinks, unhealthy drinks and candy from the food stamps program.
3 states move to ban use of food stamps to buy candy, soda
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 ...
What are food stamps and who gets them?
SNAP is the primary way the government helps feed Americans who can't afford food, but many don't understand how the program ...
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Arizona governor vetoes bill aimed at taking soda away from food stamp recipients
Food stamp recipients will not be denied the ability to use their benefits to purchase sodas, at least not now, and not in ...
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Braun’s ‘Make Indiana Healthy Again’ plan tightens food stamp eligibility, examines Hoosier nutrition
Gov. Mike Braun debuted a suite of executive orders under his “Make Indiana Healthy Again” initiative Tuesday morning, ...