SNAP, Arkansans and junk food

Arkansans react to governor’s call to remove junk food from SNAP benefits
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders says those receiving supplemental food benefits, also known as SNAP benefits, should not be able to use those funds to purchase snacks, candy, and desserts.
Arkansas governor pushes to ban junk food from SNAP benefits
No more junk food for Arkansans on the taxpayer’s dime. That’s what Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing in the letter she sent to the United States Department of Agriculture. It's a move she believes could make people across the country healthier.
Sanders: SNAP shouldn’t buy junk food
A bigger conversation is needed about all the ways that modern American life makes it easy for us to make unhealthy choices – regardless of our income level
Arkansas governor calls to ban buying 'junk food' using SNAP benefits
In a letter, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called for a change to the SNAP benefits program that would prohibit using it to buy junk food.
Arkansas governor calls for cutting junk food from SNAP
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent the following letter regarding reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Arkansas Advocate: USDA should prohibit “junk food” purchases with SNAP benefits, governor says
Arkansas officials will seek federal permission to prohibit food stamp recipients from purchasing “highly processed, unhealthy junk food” and encourage consumption of more nutritious foods
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls for changes to SNAP to eliminate junk food
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reform its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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USDA should prohibit “junk food” purchases with SNAP benefits, Arkansas governor says
As of Tuesday, 223,552 Arkansans in 119,675 households receive SNAP benefits, Arkansas Department of Human Services ...
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Governor aims to limit SNAP purchases, curtail maternal mortality with locally grown oats and groats
While Sanders has made sure Arkansas remains the only state to withhold Medicaid to qualifying new mothers for the year after ...
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders looking to change SNAP program
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday ...
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Arkansas Gov. Sanders seeks to end junk food purchases, promote state agriculture in SNAP
The waiver would allow Arkansas to prohibit the purchase of junk food with SNAP benefits and instead prioritize fresh ...
SNAP December Payment Dates for Each State
SNAP benefits will be paid on or between the following dates in each state and territory in December: None of the scheduled ...