{"id":2424374,"date":"2025-04-16T17:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hobbs-vetoes-legislation-to-exempt-soda-from-snap-benefits-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T17:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:39:59","slug":"hobbs-vetoes-legislation-to-exempt-soda-from-snap-benefits-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hobbs-vetoes-legislation-to-exempt-soda-from-snap-benefits-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobbs vetoes legislation to exempt soda from SNAP benefits &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhobbs-vetoes-legislation-to-exempt-soda-from-snap-benefits-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424374&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>arizona Governor Katie hobbs has vetoed legislation proposed by the Republican-controlled state legislature that aimed to exempt soda from the list of items eligible for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). the bill sought to request a waiver from the Department of Agriculture to prevent SNAP recipients from buying soda with their benefits. Governor Hobbs, who has personal experience with food stamps, argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">legislation woudl unfairly restrict purchasing power<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usda-increases-food-stamps-program-with-covid-relief-bill-funding\/\" title=\"USDA Increases ... Program With COVID Relief Bill Funding\">low-income individuals<\/a> and called for more constructive efforts to promote access to nutritious foods instead. While some states, including Arkansas and Indiana, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-gop-must-fight-left-wing-cultural-marxism-or-die\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis: GOP Must Fight Left-Wing \u2018Cultural Marxism\u2019 Or Die\">enacted similar laws<\/a> to limit soda purchases under SNAP, Hobbs emphasizes the need for broader food options rather than singling out soda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arizona governor vetoes legislation to exempt soda from SNAP benefits<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1963735\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-hobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Katie Hobbs<\/a> (D-AZ) vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have removed soda from the list of items eligible for purchase under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/snap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill from the Republican-controlled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arizona<\/a> state legislature would have requested a waiver from the Department of Agriculture to exclude soda from SNAP, prohibiting recipients from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soda-companies-resist-maha-effort-to-cut-them-out-of-food-stamps\/\" title=\"... companies resist MAHA effort to cut them out of ...\">purchasing soda products<\/a> with their benefits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3380120\/madison-wisconsin-city-clerk-maribeth-witzel-behl-resigns-uncounted-ballots\/\">Madison, Wisconsin, city clerk resigns as investigation into 200 uncounted ballots continues&#8203;&#8203;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3378420\/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-will-not-seek-reelection-house-republicans\/\">Kim Reynolds&#8217;s retirement in Iowa has House Republicans eyeing governor&#8217;s seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3377827\/elon-musk-lawyer-campaign-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton\/\">Elon Musk lawyer launches campaign to succeed Texas AG Ken Paxton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hobbs, who said she once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-stamps-direct-august-payment-worth-up-to-1691-for-arizona-residents-ends-today\/\" title=\"... residents&#039; direct August payment for ..., worth up to ,691, ends today.\">received food stamps<\/a>, said state lawmakers should focus on &ldquo;more productive efforts to expand opportunities for participants to purchase fresh foods.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This legislation unnecessarily deprives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants of their purchasing power and relegates them to a new underclass of grocery shoppers,&rdquo; Hobbs said.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Health and Human Services Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr<\/a>. announced that the Trump administration would allow states to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3362851\/rfk-jr-states-remove-soda-from-snap-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stop covering unhealthy foods and beverages<\/a>, including soft drinks, under SNAP. Removing soda from the list of foods eligible to buy on food stamps and eliminating artificial dyes from food are pillars of the &ldquo;Make America Healthy Again&rdquo; movement.<\/p>\n<p>In Arizona, the push for the waiver became partisan, with Republicans supporting it and Democrats united in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we can all agree that soda has zero nutritional value. I would make this everything from candy to chips to you name it, but I understand that you have to start somewhere,&rdquo; Republican state Rep. Leo Biasiucci said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3357632\/soda-companies-push-back-maha-cut-food-stamps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SODA COMPANIES PUSH BACK AGAINST MAHA EFFORTS TO CUT THEM OUT OF FOOD STAMPS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hobbs did sign into law a measure banning artificial dye and other additives from food served in the state&rsquo;s public schools. Red Dye No. 40, titanium dioxide, potassium bromate, and other food dyes will be banned.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Laura Kelly (D-KS) vetoed similar legislation removing soda from SNAP eligibility in Kansas last week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3381138\/indiana-arkansas-cut-soda-food-stamps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arkansas and Indiana<\/a> have both signed measures into law that exempt soda from SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1963735\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1963735\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona governor vetoes bill to exclude soda from SNAP benefits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2424375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hobbs-az.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8474,4762,34206,13196,14351],"class_list":["post-2424374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hobbs","tag-legislation","tag-snap-benefits","tag-soda","tag-veto"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hobbs-az.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424374"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424378,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424374\/revisions\/2424378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}