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Trump Is Now Screwing Over Republicans in Need of Disaster Relief
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders wrote a letter to Donald Trump begging him to approve disaster aid for the state after being rejected.
Arkansas governor vetoes bills over student behavioral issues, access to medical records
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has vetoed two bills and cited concerns over access to medical records and student behavioral ...
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Arkansas Pushes to Ban Candy and Sodas from State SNAP Benefits Program
ARKANSAS-Arkansas may ban food stamp users from buying sodas and candy. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked the USDA for a ...
Some U.S. states want to ban food stamp recipients from buying soda and candy. Here's why.
Some states want to block SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy sugary foods as part of the "make America healthy again" ...
4 states aim to prevent food stamps recipients from using program to buy candy, soda
Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...
3 states move to ban use of food stamps to buy candy, soda
Officials in Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho submitted waiver requests to the U.S. Department of Agriculture which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the official name of ...
Grocery shoppers react to SNAP sweet treat restriction
Taking part in Capitol Hill’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, SNAP will exclude all sodas, “unhealthy drinks,” and candy ...
Two States Request to Ban Soda, Candy From SNAP Benefits: What To Know
Arkansas and Indiana have both formally requested permission from the USDA to limit the purchase of soda and candy using benefits.
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Sanders Seeks to Shift SNAP Toward Healthier Options
A 2014 study by Stanford Medicine found that banning sugar-sweetened beverages alone from SNAP would result in about 281,000 fewer adults ...
Michelle Wolf on the Amber Ruffin White House Correspondents’ Dinner Controversy and the ‘Failures of Current Journalism’
After Amber Ruffin's firing from the White House Correspondents' Dinner, former headliner Michelle Wolf speaks out.
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Rollins Applauds Arkansas Governor for Submitting SNAP Waiver to Make America Healthy Again
Rollins joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today as the Governor submitted a waiver to USDA to ban soda and candy from and include hot rotisserie chicken in Arkansas's Supplemental ...