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Six more states received waivers this week from the Trump administration to ban soda and candy purchases from public food ...
Six more states have banned junk food purchases from being bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...
The new waivers will restrict the purchase of so-called "junk food" with SNAP funds in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, ...
South Carolina and Tennessee plan to restrict SNAP purchases to encourage healthier eating, part of the ‘Make America Healthy ...
RFK Jr held a press conference in DC to push SNAP reform while some Texans celebrated online SNAP and its health benefits.
Starting Jan. 1, Florida’s SNAP recipients can no longer use their food stamp benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and ...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked the federal government to carve out a ban on certain food bought with SNAP benefits.
Texas takes "junk food" off the SNAP eligibility list as part of the Trump administration's push to "Make America Healthy ...
Florida's SNAP program will exclude junk food like soda and candy starting in 2026 as part of a "novel demonstration project.
Waivers have already been approved in a dozen states ban unhealthy foods from being bought using SNAP benefits.
There is now a bipartisan movement to ban SNAP benefits from being used to purchase junk food. Congress should make the ban permanent.
The Trump administration approved requests from another six states to prevent consumers from using food assistance benefits ...