BATON ROUGE USING SNAP BENEFITS TO BUY SOFT DRINKS AND CANDY AND ENERGY DRINKS. WHILE THEY ARE NOW A THING OF THE PAST. THIS COMES AFTER THE U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE SIGNED WAIVERS EXEMPTING THE ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order calling for candy and several types of drinks to be banned as eligible foods for purchase with SNAP benefits.

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana is set to ban SNAP recipients from using their benefits to buy candy, soft drinks, and energy drinks. Governor Jeff Landry says the goal is to “make Louisiana healthy again” by ...

Doug Myers is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for four newspapers in Texas and Louisiana and for three television stations in Texas. He has also spent ...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has issued an executive order seeking to ban candy and sweetened drinks from government food assistance eligibility. McMaster filed the order on Sept. 3, which ...

Kansas' request to restrict SNAP benefits for candy and soda purchases does not yet have federal approval, unlike 12 other states. The USDA and Kansas DCF are working through complexities in the ...