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Making America Healthy Again

By Brent E. Zepke, Esq.

Jul 13, 2026
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins approved the request from Tennessee, West Virginia, Colorado, Iowa, and Nebraska, for a pilot program to study the potential health benefits of prohibiting the use of SNAP funds for the purchase of sugar-based foods as part of the Make America Healthy Again project.

Almost immediately – after virtually any Trump admin…

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