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Iowans won't be able to buy pop, candy with SNAP dollars

Iowans won't be able to buy pop, candy with SNAP dollars after USDA approves waiver request

Iowans will be banned from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollars to buy certain types of food beginning in 2026.

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USDA approves Iowa's request to ban soda, sweets from SNAP

Under the waiver approved by the USDA, starting Jan. 1, 2026, Iowans who receive SNAP won't be able to use their benefits to purchase items including garden seeds and food-producing plants, candy, gum,

The Associated Press on MSN · 5d

Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first USDA waiver

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps

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Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government ...

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Lawsuit challenges USDA demand for food stamp data as some states prepare to comply

The suit claims that efforts to get sensitive information about food aid recipients from states violates federal privacy laws ...

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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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Privacy advocates urge states not to comply with USDA requests for food stamp data

Last week, an advisor for USDA's Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services sent a letter to states demanding personal data from SNAP applicants and recipients that included, but was not limited to ...

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Bill passes House committee with $300B SNAP cuts. What it means for 3 million Texans

A sweeping Farm Bill that includes $300 billion in cuts to food assistance programs has cleared the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.

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'Half a dozen' more states to ban soda, junk food purchases with food stamps, Trump Agriculture secretary says

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food ...

Rand Paul calls on DOGE to investigate SNAP amid accusations of fraud

Ky., says “Taxpayers are on the hook for $400 million/day in SNAP funding, and the program is riddled with waste, fraud, and ...

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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 ...

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