Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Wyoming have joined 18 other states in implementing restrictions on what food assistance recipients can purchase using their taxpayer-funded benefits.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed new waivers allowing restrictions on spending of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits on March 4.
The waivers are tailored to each state. Most ban the purchase of soda and candy.
The latest:
"As I have said before Wyoming taxpayers expect their dollars to support food assistance that helps families put healthy food on the table,” Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon said in a statement. “This waiver is about supporting healthier communities in Wyoming and is a reasonable, commonsense step that aligns the program with its original purpose."
