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Nebraska banning soda, energy drinks from SNAP under first federal waiver
Nebraska has received the first federal waiver to ban soda and energy drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
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Nebraska First State to Ban Soda, Energy Drinks From SNAP Program
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda ...
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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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Nebraska to ban soda, energy drinks from SNAP
Nebraska's ban on purchasing the drinks under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, starts Jan. 1.
In Approving Soda Ban for Food Stamps, U.S.D.A. Reverses Decades of Policy
The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the ...
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 ...
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 ...