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Iowa food stamp holders would not be able to buy soda, candy under requested waiver
SNAP recipients would not be able to buy candy, soda, seeds and other products subject to sales tax under Kim Reynolds' ...
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Iowa joins states asking for federal waivers to make some foods ineligible under SNAP
Gov. Kim Reynolds has requested a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to limit what foods are eligible for the ...
Iowa asks for federal waivers to add SNAP restrictions
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is asking the federal government for a waiver to add restrictions on SNAP benefits.Iowa Public ...
Reynolds requests waiver to make certain foods ineligible under SNAP
Governor Kim Reynolds continues to make moves to try to make Iowa’s food programs healthier. This time she submitted a ...
SNAP Ban on Unhealthy Foods Nears in Texas
Governor Abbott has asked for Texan SNAP benefit recipients to be prevented from spending them on soda and candy.
Abbott wants to stop allowing federal 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 ...
Undark Magazine4d
A Possible SNAP Soda Ban Gains Momentum from MAHA
For years, health advocates have tried to stop SNAP funds from being spent on soda. Will MAHA push the change through?
The Texas Tribune2d
Abbott wants to stop allowing federal benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy, high-processed food
Iowa, Arkansas, Indiana and Nebraska have recently requested waivers to ban SNAP purchases of soda, high-sugar juices and candy. The Texas House is considering a bill to bar purchases of highly ...