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So far this year, 12 states have approved plans to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Six more states have banned junk food purchases from being bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...
Six more states received waivers this week from the Trump administration to ban soda and candy purchases from public food ...
The new waivers will restrict the purchase of so-called "junk food" with SNAP funds in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, ...
RFK Jr held a press conference in DC to push SNAP reform while some Texans celebrated online SNAP and its health benefits.
There is now a bipartisan movement to ban SNAP benefits from being used to purchase junk food. Congress should make the ban permanent.
Starting Jan. 1, Florida’s SNAP recipients can no longer use their food stamp benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and ...
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's office says they plan to join a growing number of states preventing SNAP benefits from ...
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.
Restrictions on benefits also vary by state, adding to the confusion for the food industry. Some states are only banning ...
From 2026, six more states in the United States will implement new restrictions to prevent food stamps from being used to buy junk food. This measure aims to take care of children' ...