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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.
Katie Hobbs
This legislation unnecessarily deprives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants of their purchasing power and relegates them to a new underclass of grocery shoppers.
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