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SNAP Ban on Unhealthy Foods Nears in Texas
Governor Greg Abbott has asked for Texas SNAP benefit recipients to be prevented from spending them on soda and candy.
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Idaho Moves Forward With Proposed SNAP Restrictions on Soda and Candy
Idaho recently moved to reshape its approach to federal food assistance by submitting a waiver request to the U.S. Department ...
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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.
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SNAP cut could cost food industry $537 billion over decade
Every dollar invested in SNAP generates $1.79 in economic activity, from farmers and truckers to grocers, meaning the ...
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 ...
'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 ...
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 and new conditions for SNAP food aid would save $300 billion over ten years.
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 ...