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Arkansas should keep barring the use of SNAP food benefits to buy soda and candy.
Arkansas received federal approval in 2025 to stop SNAP benefits from covering soda, candy and similar items starting in 2026. Ending the waiver would let families use SNAP for those items again.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Banning soft drinks and candy from food stamps will remove some of the least-healthy, most-processed foods from the program and encourage low-income Arkansans to eat better.
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