Candy and sugary drinks are displayed at a gas station in Bismarck on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is flanked by state lawmakers and police officers as he speaks about signing a bill that puts St. Louis police under state control on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the St.

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Candy continues to thrive as an affordable indulgence. Omnichannel growth, pack-price flexibility, flavor and format innovation, smarter seasonal planning and new cultural tie-ins are all helping ...

TOPEKA — Kansas’ request to ban candy and soft drinks from being purchased with food assistance dollars has yet to be approved, while other states’ similar restrictions are expected to go into effect ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is asking the state's social services agency to request a waiver that would allow the state to ban candy and soda from SNAP benefits. McMaster ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said on Sept. 2 that the state’s new federal waiver banning soda, candy and energy drinks from SNAP purchases is now official. In a video ...

Republican-led states are leading the charge to ban soda and candy from their food assistance programs, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement flips traditional ...

The federal government has approved the state’s waiver aimed at “reducing the purchase of nonnutritive food and drink items will enhance public health, reduce long-term healthcare costs, and align the ...