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USDA Expands SNAP Restrictions to Promote Healthier Options
The USDA has approved six additional states to prevent SNAP benefits from being used to purchase processed foods. These ...
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New SNAP Soda Restrictions Advance Under Kennedy’s MAHA Plan as States Move to Cut Sugary Purchases
Kennedy Jr. has spearheaded a campaign to prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for ...
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USDA approved Oklahoma's SNAP restriction waiver request
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Oklahoma's waiver request to exclude certain junk foods from the Supplemental ...
USDA allows Colorado to exempt soda, sugary drinks from SNAP benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has allowed Colorado to exempt sugary beverages and soda from being purchased with ...
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds celebrates SNAP waivers approval in Washington, D.C.
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday joined a news conference in Washington, D.C., to praise the U.S. Department of Agriculture under ...
Michigan joins over 20 states in suing USDA over access to SNAP food stamp recipient records
Michigan is among the states that sued the federal government over a pending rule that seeks extensive access to the records ...
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Vermont Public: SNAP recipients' personal data sent to Trump administration
Hirschfeld reported that Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark would have supported the Scott administration if it had fought the order because the SNAP data is legally required to be kept private.
Fact check: Yes, nearly 25 cents of every dollar spent via SNAP goes back to farmers
Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service tells us how much of every dollar spent on food at home goes back to farms.