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Food industry bristles as states move to ban soda, candy from SNAP

Purchasing restrictions on food assistance benefits have gained steam under the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, but most experts agree they're unlikely to improve health outcomes.

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Changes in SNAP Benefits Stir Controversy Over Candy and Soda Purchases

As part of their Make America Healthy Again agenda, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are working together to encourage states to implement rules that prohibit SNAP recipients from buying certain foods.

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Debate over soda, candy bans shows how MAHA is scrambling old alliances

Low-income Americans could soon have new constraints on how they shop for food under bills in more than a dozen states.

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SNAP Payments April 2025: Schedule, Amounts & New Soda Ban Debate

Discover the full SNAP payments schedule for April 2025, updated benefit amounts by state, and why RFK Jr.'s proposed soda ban for SNAP.

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Dr. Ben Carson: Junk food wasn’t meant to be in SNAP benefits

Neurosurgeon and former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson joins NewsNation to weigh in on a growing political fight over soda and ...

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Arkansas, Indiana Attack SNAP Purchases

The Trump administration and the U.S. House of Representatives want to reduce the benefit. On Tuesday, Arkansas and Indiana ...

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RFK Jr Praises Arizona SNAP Move On Soda

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the Arizona state Capitol on Tuesday to endorse a bill that would prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from being used to buy sodas.

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Texas Could Be Among the Hardest Hit by Proposed SNAP Cuts

Food stamps help more than 3 million Texans put food on the table. But proposed federal cuts—and new rules—could change that.

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Republicans Are Right About Soda

A ban on using SNAP dollars for soda is hardly the ... Maybe then we can finally get to the bottom of the decades-long debate over whether soda bans are a good idea.

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