Governor’s Office, lawmakers square off over SNAP soda ban

Republican states moving to adopt Trump Administration junk food waivers, but Rhoden Administration cites cost for South Dakota


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South Dakota would join a majority of states that are seeking to exclude soda as a qualified food under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

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