US EditionNevada Governor Lombardo Proposes SNAP Overhaul: Cutting Sugar and Expanding Access to Hot Meals
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The Nevada agency responsible for administering food stamps plans to ask the federal government to prohibit recipients from using food stamp money to buy certain sweets and sugary energy drinks. Officials with the Division of Social Services confirmed Tuesday that they plan to request an exemption that would take effect in 2028. They also noted that the state plans to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow food stamp recipients t…
Do you use SNAP coupons? These foods disappear from your list this 2026 and the dates that the restrictions will begin to applyThinking about the health of citizens and having detected that many people and families buy unhealthy food with the money they receive from the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Nevada seeks to become the next state to ban the purchase of foods that are not beneficial. To do so, wait for approval from th…
Nevada Governor Lombardo Proposes SNAP Overhaul: Cutting Sugar and Expanding Access to Hot Meals
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo's administration is working to promote healthier eating habits for the state's most vulnerable residents. The plan involves restricting the use of food stamps for sugary drinks and candy while expanding access to hot prepared foods like rotisserie chickens. The proposal would help over 500,000 Nevadans who rely on the...
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