Wisconsin Bill Would Ban SNAP Recipients From Buying Candy, Soda with Benefits

SNAP Benefits Update As Junk Food Ban Moves Ahead In Wisconsin

Wisconsin lawmakers have sent Governor Tony Evers a bill to bar Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases of candy and soda. Why It Matters The bill, AB 180, would prohibit nearly 700,000 Wisconsin SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy candy and soda and would inject $69…

FoodShare bill with $72M in funding, ban on candy and soda, sent to Evers

(The Center Square) - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers told reporters on Wednesday that his deal with the Legislature to agree to $72 million in funding for the state’s FoodShare if the food stamp program did not allow the purchase of…

Lawmakers pass bill to ban soda and candy purchases on FoodShare

MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin lawmakers are moving forward with a proposal to restrict food purchases for those on SNAP benefits. The state Senate has passed a bill requiring the Department of Health Services to seek necessary paperwork to prevent people…

Wisconsin bill would ban SNAP recipients from buying candy, soda with benefits

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin lawmakers have approved a bill that would prevent food assistance recipients from using their benefits to purchase candy and soda, sending the measure to Gov. Tony Evers for his signature.

Wisconsin Senate sends Gov. Evers SNAP bill tying funding to soda and candy ban

A bill barring Wisconsin’s nearly 700,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from buying candy and soda with their benefits, while providing additional funding and positions to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is on its way to Gov.…

Evers says he'll sign bill banning purchase of candy, soda with food stamps as part of 'compromise' with GOP

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