Polis plan to ban purchase of soda with food stamps stalled by concerns it would shame low-income Coloradans
The SNAP rule change was delayed by a state board after a 7-hour hearing including fierce opposition from the governor’s fellow Democrats, Hunger Free Colorado and Save the Children
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