Through the years, the idea of not using SNAP to subsidize soda and candy has had bipartisan support. And the recent efforts ...

On Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders submitted a waiver to USDA to ban soda and candy from the state’s food stamp program. In a public statement, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins ...

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Arkansas proposes to make candy and all types of soda—including diet and low-sugar versions—ineligible for purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, starting in ...

Cola's stronghold in most states, but Sprite's fans in New Jersey and Dr. Pepper's surge signal shifting soda trends.

Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford groceries. Arkansas became the first state Tuesday to submit a wa… ...

In a public display of solidarity on April 15, Rollins joined Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kennedy joined Indiana Gov. Mike Braun to show their support for restricting SNAP spending.

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is granting the Arkansas governor's SNAP waiver.

Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known ...

The Arkansas plan, which would take effect in July 2026, would exclude soda, including no- and low-calorie soda; fruit and vegetable drinks with less than 50% natural juice; “unhealthy drinks ...

The Agriculture Department is fast-tracking state requests to yank soda and candy from food-stamp programs. Arkansas and Indiana are among the first in line. Both states Tuesday said they were ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her state’s request is aimed at improving the health of nearly 350,000 residents who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.