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People in the Mountain State will no longer be able to buy soda with SNAP starting January 2026. According to a press release ...
West Virginia’s plan to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from being used to purchase soda will cost ...
CHARLESTON — Federal officials have officially signed off on West Virginia’s request to end subsidies for sugary drinks for ...
Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA) has received federal approval to implement a new restriction on the purchase of soda using Supplemental ...
The state has now shared when soda drinks will no longer be available to be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds.
Federal officials have officially signed off on West Virginia’s request to end subsidies for sugary drinks for the program ...
Under the state’s waiver application, the drinks meant to be removed from eligibility for purchase through SNAP include ...
Some believe the Make America Healthy Again initiative isn't in the best interest of West Virginians, while others are all for it.
Earlier this summer, though, state officials split soda and hot food into separate waiver requests. This week, in an ...
Federal officials have officially signed off on West Virginia’s request to end subsidies for sugary drinks for the program formerly known as food stamps. Gov. Patrick Morrisey joined U.S. Department ...