Arkansas and Indiana ask USDA to let them ban soda and candy from SNAP
Public Health,Robert F Kennedy Jr,Arkansas,Indiana,Food,USDA
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Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana moved Tuesday to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income people pay for groceries, becoming the first states to ask the Trump administration to let them remove such items from the program long known as food stamps.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her stateβs request is aimed at improving the health of nearly 350,000 residents who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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