MacIver News Service – The Assembly Committee on Public Benefits Reform approved a heavily amended bill on Tuesday, which would require review of FoodShare recipients who request too many replacement cards. Read More Committee on Benefits Reform Shies Away from Federal Waivers
MacIver News Service – The Assembly Committee on Public Benefits Reform passed Assembly Bills 212 and 222 in an executive session on Tuesday, which included more than a dozen amendments. Read More Republican Legislators Give In to Federal Regulation on Food Stamp ID Bill
Banning soda and other sugary drinks from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) would result in 240,000 fewer diabetes cases in adults and over 140,000 fewer obese children, according to a new study from Stanford. Read More Stanford Study: Sugary Drink Ban for Food Stamps Would Cut Obesity and Diabetes Rates Among the Poor