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Federal Waivers in Indiana, Iowa Could Boost Idaho's Chances for SNAP Purchase Restrictions
- The USDA approved Iowa's request on May 22, 2025, to restrict SNAP purchases of items like candy and soda starting January 1, 2026.
- This waiver follows a federal initiative encouraging states to limit junk food and sugary drink purchases with SNAP benefits to address obesity rates.
- With the new waiver, SNAP benefits in Iowa will be limited to purchasing only those food items that are exempt from the state sales tax, including bread, eggs, meats, fruits, and milk.
- USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the department is progressing toward approving several waivers that would restrict the use of SNAP benefits for purchasing unhealthy processed foods and sugary beverages.
- The change aims to promote healthier eating across Iowa, and the state will also launch Healthy Kids Iowa to support low-income families during summer months.
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Federal waivers in Indiana, Iowa could boost Idaho's chances for SNAP purchase restrictions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KIFI) — Friday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins signed waivers restricting what can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) benefits, commonly known as food stamps, in Indiana and Iowa. The move builds on the approval in Nebraska, earlier this week, and once again could signal that Idaho's own waiver request will also be granted. The waivers are part of a broader federal initiative to…
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106.7 WTLCIndiana Removes Sugary Drinks, Candy From SNAP Benefits
MurzikNata INDIANAPOLIS–Indiana has gotten permission from the federal government to remove sugary drinks and candy from the items you can buy with food stamps. You may remember the governor and Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., talking about that last month in Indy. Now the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture has followed through with a waiver for Indiana, to remove those items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in th…
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USDA signs Indiana SNAP waiver, removing soft drinks, candy from state program
INDIANAPOLIS -- A waiver has been signed at the federal level to remove soft drinks and candy from being eligible as part of Indiana's SNAP program. According to a news release from the office of Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, Brooke Rollins, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, recently signed the state's request to remove the two items from the state's SNAP program. SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is a federal…
Iowa gets waiver to prevent SNAP spending on candy, pop, chips - Radio Iowa
The USDA has given the State of Iowa the go-ahead to prohibit Iowans from using federal food assistance to buy candy, salty snacks or sweetened drinks like pop, starting in January. During taping of this week’s “Iowa Press” program at Iowa PBS, Governor Kim Reynolds said current data shows 20% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program […]
USDA Clears Iowa, Indiana to Bar Food Stamps for Soda
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 22 approved requests from the governors of Iowa and Indiana that asked permission to bar residents from using food stamps for soda and certain processed foods. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said at an event in Washington that she signed waivers from the two states, several days after the USDA allowed Nebraska to become the first state to ban soda from the program formally known as the Supplemental…
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