ARKANSAS-Arkansas may ban food stamp users from buying sodas and candy. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked the USDA for a ...

Some states want to block SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy sugary foods as part of the "make America healthy again" ...

Governors in several states have recently announced plans to eliminate some unhealthy foods from their food stamps programs, ...

Taking part in Capitol Hill’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, SNAP will exclude all sodas, “unhealthy drinks,” and candy ...

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Officials in Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho submitted waiver requests to the U.S. Department of Agriculture which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the official name of ...

Arkansas and Indiana have both formally requested permission from the USDA to limit the purchase of soda and candy using benefits.

Rollins joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today as the Governor submitted a waiver to USDA to ban soda and candy from and include hot rotisserie chicken in Arkansas's Supplemental ...

The governors of Arkansas and Indiana today asked the Agriculture Department to allow them to ban soda and candy purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food ...

Arkansas officials are moving to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income people pay for groceries.