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USDA Approves Tennessee Governor’s SNAP Reform Waivers Banning Soda and Processed Foods, Allowing Hot Meals

USDA Approves Tennessee Governor’s SNAP Reform Waivers Banning Soda and Processed Foods, Allowing Hot Meals

by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 10, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved Tennessee’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food-choice waivers, seeking to ban recipients of the program from purchasing processed food and carbonated sweetened beverages, and allow the benefits to...

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles Signs Letter Pushing Back on New Energy Mandates on Home Construction

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 14, 2024 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), opposing the agencies’ recently adopted mandates for new home construction. On May 28, the HUD and...

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