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Oklahoma will prohibit SNAP recipients from buying soda, candy and more under a new rule starting Jan. 1, 2026.
A new wave of policy changes is sweeping across the country, with six additional states moving to restrict what can be ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday approved a change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to remove soda, candy and more from the food that can be purchased using these ...
The state has now shared when soda drinks will no longer be available to be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds.
SNAP recipients will not be allowed to use benefits to purchase candy, drinks containing artificial sweeteners, or drinks ...
Starting Jan. 1, Florida’s SNAP recipients can no longer use their food stamp benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and ...
The department wrote that this change will "further advance President Trump’s efforts to Make America Healthy Again" as 12 ...
The removal of soda from West Virginia's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin at the start of the new year.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced plans to limit what beneficiaries can purchase through the Supplemental ...
“Oklahoma finds that a portion of SNAP funds are currently spent on non-nutritive items, such as soft drinks and candy, which contribute to obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases, ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s plan to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from being used to purchase soda ...