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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.

Fredrick Love

Democratic
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