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SNAP restrictions have started in two more states, which include a list of items that recipients won't be allowed to purchase ...

BATON ROUGE USING SNAP BENEFITS TO BUY SOFT DRINKS AND CANDY AND ENERGY DRINKS. WHILE THEY ARE NOW A THING OF THE PAST. THIS COMES AFTER THE U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE SIGNED WAIVERS EXEMPTING THE ...

Once a week, a single mother and her two young children sit around a table to play a board game. Between turns, the three of them bite into a candy bar and sip a can of soda. The mother, who is on ...

MONTH. CANDY AND CERTAIN SUGARY DRINKS COULD SOON BE BANNED FROM THE SNAP PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA, GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING THE DSS TO SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST ...

Kansas' request to restrict SNAP benefits for candy and soda purchases does not yet have federal approval, unlike 12 other states. The USDA and Kansas DCF are working through complexities in the ...