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Nebraska becomes first state approved to ban soda purchases with food stamps
USDA approves Nebraska's waiver to exclude soda and energy drinks from purchase with food stamps, sparking debate on ...
Pop, energy drinks to be banned from SNAP benefits in this state, USDA rules
Nebraska has banned SNAP benefits for purchasing pop and energy drinks. USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the ...
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Grocery industry fights for SNAP as program faces massive cuts
Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.
Medicaid, SNAP, tax cuts: What's in the Trump bill lawmakers aim to pass this week
If passed into law, the bill would push 7.6 milion people off Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Cuts ...
'Farmers and ranchers first': US secretary of agriculture visits Nebraska, announces new SNAP pilot program
Nebraska is the first state in the country to sign onto the U.S. secretary of agriculture's new pilot program for SNAP ...
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 food
Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to ...
Florida group is chipping away at public food, health benefits a state at a time
Healthy food itself isn’t largely a partisan issue, and those who study nutrition tend to agree that reducing the amount of ...
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Nebraska SNAP soda waiver approved; Arkansas’ pending
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins approved a waiver Monday (May 19) allowing Nebraska to prohibit Supplemental ...
How proposed cuts to SNAP could impact South Plains Food Bank
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, provides food benefits to low-income families to help their grocery ...