Soft drinks, candy likely to be axed from SNAP list

By: Jordan Hansen

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 538

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte submitted a waiver to the federal government to restrict some food purchases through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program including “soft drinks, junk food and candy.”

The waiver was created under the Trump Administration as it seeks to “Make America Healthy Again” through various initiatives, also spearheaded by Robert Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

If approved, Montana would join more than 20 other states either in process of …

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