Federal court blocks plan to exempt soda from Colorado SNAP benefits

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 688

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Colorado’s plan to carve out soda and sugary beverages from items available to buy with food nutrition benefits faced a hurdle in federal court this week.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, in Washington, D.C., ruled on Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its secretary inappropriately used federal law to solicit and approve pilot programs in a handful of states, including Colorado, to restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program money on …

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