Lawmaker: Arkansas’ SNAP plan for junk food restrictions ‘not feasible’
Within the next year, Arkansas’ new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) guidelines are set to take effect. However, one Arkansas lawmaker believes the state’s plan to implement junk food restrictions is “not feasible.”
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins asking for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service to prohibit the purchase of "unhealthy foods" with SNAP benefits. In the letter, Abbott said that now, under the Trump…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to see changes to the foods available for SNAP recipients. Rep. Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) introduced a co-sponsorship memo Wednesday for a proposed Healthy SNAP Act. If enacted, it would exclude candy and soft drinks from SNAP-eligible items in the Commonwealth. Close Thanks…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — With Arkansas already leading the nation in food insecurity, local hunger relief organizations are warning of severe fallout after the passage of a sweeping federal budget bill that cuts billions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill—nicknamed the “Big Beautiful Bill” by its supporters—passed…