Wisconsin Senate sends Gov. Evers SNAP bill tying funding to soda and candy ban

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 1,240

Last Updated: 2 days, 14 hours ago

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A bill barring Wisconsin’s nearly 700,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from buying candy and soda with their benefits, while providing additional funding and positions to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is on its way to Gov. Tony Evers.

A provision in the federal tax and spending law signed by President Donald Trump last year penalizes states that have a SNAP payment error rate above 6%. The Evers administration has sought additional …

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