Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed an executive order to ban purchasing soft drinks and candy using SNAP.

Arkansas and Indiana want to remove candy and soda from the list of items people can buy with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP. As Maggie Ryan from member station Little ...

The federal food stamp program is facing scrutiny in some states that want to block enrollees from using their government benefits to buy soda and candy. The rationale for such legislation is the ...

SNAP, which helped nearly 42 million Americans in 2024 and cost about $100 billion, is overseen by the US Department of Agriculture but run by individual states. HealthDay News — Republican ...

including no- and low-calorie soda; fruit and vegetable drinks with less than 50% natural juice; “unhealthy drinks;” candy, including confections made with flour, like Kit Kat bars ...

The states looking to ban the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits In addition to efforts in Congress that would prohibit the purchase of soft drinks, candy, ice cream, or prepared ...

Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho want to block low-income Americans from spending nutrition aid on candy and soda as part of the Trump Administration’s larger Make America Healthy Again initiative ...

Cancel anytime. JEFFERSON CITY — While a handful of states are rushing to ban candy and soda purchases from food assistance programs, Missouri lawmakers are standing pat. A Missouri House ...

Arkansas and Indiana could become the first US states to ban soda and candy from the food stamps program that helps low-income people pay for groceries. The states' Republican governors have ...

Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana are asking the federal government for permission to ban soda and candy purchases with food stamps. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her goal ...