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Abbott wants to stop allowing federal benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy food
Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to ...
'Farmers and ranchers first': US secretary of agriculture visits Nebraska, announces new SNAP pilot program
Nebraska is the first state in the country to sign onto the U.S. secretary of agriculture's new pilot program for SNAP ...
In Approving Soda Ban for Food Stamps, U.S.D.A. Reverses Decades of Policy
The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the ...
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Following Nebraska’s soda ban, Idaho could be closer to restricting junk food purchases with SNAP benefits
Following a significant move in Nebraska, Idaho is on track to potentially enact restrictions on what can be purchased with ...
Florida group is chipping away at public food, health benefits a state at a time
Healthy food itself isn’t largely a partisan issue, and those who study nutrition tend to agree that reducing the amount of ...
House Republicans propose major reforms to SNAP
House Republicans rolled out legislation Monday evening that would make significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition ...
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SNAP Ban on Unhealthy Foods Nears in Texas
Various states currently have SNAP waivers in place ... food and nutrition legislation, Food policy advocates are sharply divided. Supporters argue that the restrictions align with dietary ...
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Abbott wants to stop allowing federal benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy, high-processed food
Greg Abbott plan, low-income Texans could use federal SNAP benefits to pay for healthy food ... other states. Critics of legislation barring certain purchases through SNAP argue that ...
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Abbott wants to stop allowing SNAP benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy, high-processed food
Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP ...