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On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives advanced a bill that would ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy unhealthy snacks, such as candy and sugary sodas.

During an interview with Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5, State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) discussed the ongoing legislative effort to ban junk food or "luxury items" from Alabama's Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.

Members of the Senate General Fund Budget committee passed legislation requiring a state agency to apply for a waiver from the federal government to exclude some junk food from the SNAP program.

Governor Kay Ivey would sign legislation restricting certain products from SNAP if the legislature passes it.

On Monday morning's episode of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) spoke about a recent personal social media post criticizing the current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

According to a fraud expert, Alabama is now the top-ranking state in the country for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) theft.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) announced on Thursday that they've received notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) that the federal government had reopened and stated, "State agencies must take immediate steps to ensure households receive their full November allotments promptly."

Despite the risk of over 700,000 Alabamians losing their government food benefits, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said he hopes Republicans will not “cave” to Democrats’ demands in the ongoing political battle over one of the longest shutdowns in U.S. history.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources received guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday on the suspension of SNAP benefits for the month of November due to the federal government shutdown.

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Healthy SNAP Act on Wednesday to exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources is receiving an increased number of fraud reports throughout the state related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits stolen from households impacted by EBT card skimming, cloning, and similar fraud. 

Participation in a federal welfare program for Women, Infants and Children known as (WIC) declined in Alabama since before the pandemic in contrast with the rest of the Southeast.