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So far this year, 12 states have approved plans to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Columnist Pat Beall writes that recent exhortations from some Republicans to Make America Healthy Again seem a touch ...
A new push from red states aims to block soda and candy from SNAP purchases, sparking debate over health and funding cuts.
Six more states received waivers this week from the Trump administration to ban soda and candy purchases from public food ...
There is now a bipartisan movement to ban SNAP benefits from being used to purchase junk food. Congress should make the ban permanent.
Six more states have banned junk food purchases from being bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...
RFK Jr held a press conference in DC to push SNAP reform while some Texans celebrated online SNAP and its health benefits.
Texas takes "junk food" off the SNAP eligibility list as part of the Trump administration's push to "Make America Healthy ...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked the federal government to carve out a ban on certain food bought with SNAP benefits.
Starting Jan. 1, Florida’s SNAP recipients can no longer use their food stamp benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and ...
Restrictions on benefits also vary by state, adding to the confusion for the food industry. Some states are only banning ...