{"id":4822,"date":"2026-06-30T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4822"},"modified":"2026-06-30T06:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:35:00","slug":"arkansas-to-move-forward-with-snap-candy-soda-ban-despite-court-order-governor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=4822","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas to move forward with SNAP candy, soda ban despite court order, governor says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sign at supermarket entrance with text reading We Welcome EBT customers and a SNAP logo in Lafayette, California, November 13, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection\/Gado\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>

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With\u00a0Arkansas\u2019 ban<\/u> on using SNAP benefits for candy and soda right around the corner, the state\u2019s governor made the case for moving forward with it, despite a federal judge\u2019s ruling against such restrictions in other states last week.<\/p>

What they’re saying:<\/p>

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders\u00a0argued<\/u> that barring the use of state-issued food-assistance funds to purchase soft drinks and candy was “common sense” and “long overdue.”<\/p>

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“It is crazy that hardworking taxpayers pay for the soft drinks and junk food that make people unhealthy and then pay for the healthcare those people need to get better. Arkansas is fixing that broken system,” the Republican governor wrote, adding that, “government programs need to recognize the link between nutrition and health.”<\/p>

RELATED: <\/strong>USDA: FY25 state payment error rates for SNAP benefits show $10.1 billion in improper payments nationwide<\/strong><\/p>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

Huckabee Sanders cited Stanford University research that determined 141,000 cases of childhood obesity and nearly a quarter-million cases of Type 2 diabetes in adults could be prevented with such restrictions. Overall research, though, is mixed on whether similar rules are actually effective toward improving diet quality and health.<\/p>

The governor\u2019s office also stated that one-third of the people in the state have diabetes or pre-diabetes and around 4 in 10 Arkansans are considered obese.<\/p>

RELATED: <\/strong>SNAP junk-food purchase restrictions take effect July 1 in Arkansas \u2014 See what other states have bans<\/strong><\/p>

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