EconomyFinding
Arizona should seek federal permission to bar food stamp purchases of soda and candy.
Food stamp benefits can currently be used for soda and candy, though several states have received federal waivers to restrict such purchases. A waiver would limit what Arizona recipients can buy with their benefits.
Andy Biggs
Limit purchases of soda and junk foods with SNAP benefits.
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 28, 2026.
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- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, arizona.vote, az.gov, azgovernor.gov, azleg.gov, azsos.gov, state.az.us
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