Governor Greg Abbott has asked for Texas SNAP benefit recipients to be prevented from spending them on soda and candy.

Idaho recently moved to reshape its approach to federal food assistance by submitting a waiver request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that could limit what Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can buy.

Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.

If passed into law, the bill would push 7.6 milion people off Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Cuts and new conditions for SNAP food aid would save $300 billion over ten years. Trump's 2017 tax cuts would be made permanent, costing $2 trillion over the next decade.

Every dollar invested in SNAP generates $1.79 in economic activity, from farmers and truckers to grocers, meaning the proposed cuts would wipe out $537 billion for the food and agricultural industries over the next decade, according to NGA estimates.

Nebraska is the first state in the country to sign onto the U.S. secretary of agriculture's new pilot program for SNAP restrictions.

Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy foods.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, provides food benefits to low-income families to help their grocery budget. Proposed changes to SNAP over the next decade,