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People in the Mountain State will no longer be able to buy soda with SNAP starting January 2026. According to a press release ...
The removal of soda from West Virginia's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin at the start of the new year.
Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA) has received federal approval to implement a new restriction on the purchase of soda using Supplemental ...
West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy senior policy outreach director Seth DiStefano isn't so sure the Make America ...
The state has now shared when soda drinks will no longer be available to be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds.
CHARLESTON — Federal officials have officially signed off on West Virginia’s request to end subsidies for sugary drinks for ...
Earlier this summer, though, state officials split soda and hot food into separate waiver requests. This week, in an ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially approved West Virginia’s plan to disallow the use of federal food ...
West Virginia’s waiver request has acknowledged a possible cost to institute the changes to be be passed along to the state’s ...
Florida's SNAP program will exclude junk food like soda and candy starting in 2026 as part of a "novel demonstration project.
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) beneficiaries in Florida will no longer be able to purchase a range of foods ...