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Gov. Little signs bill banning soda and candy from food assistance programs
On Tuesday, Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 109 which bans candy and soda from being purchased if the customer is on the ...
Gov. Little signs bill banning candy, soda from food assistance programs
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday signed a bill banning candy and soda purchases on SNAP food assistance. BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday signed House Bill 109 into law, approving a ...
Three GOP states pushing to ban candy and soda from SNAP
Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford ...
Arkansas and Indiana ask USDA to let them ban soda and candy from SNAP
Officials in Arkansas and Indiana are moving to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income people pay ...
Arkansas, Indiana ask USDA to let them ban soda, candy from food stamps program
Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda ...
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 ...
Opinion
Food stamp reform excluding soda is a huge win for making America healthy again
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Brooke Rollins, has announced that the Trump administration will allow states to ban the purchase of soda on food stamps, a major policy win for the ...