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Wisconsin Assembly OKs Restrictions on Food Stamp Junk Food

Measure Has Been Sent to Wisconsin Senate

MADISON, Wis.-The Wisconsin Assembly has approved a Republican bill that would create a pilot program to prohibit the use of food stamps for purchasing junk food. The Assembly passed the proposal on a voice vote Thursday, sending the measure on to the Senate. The bill would require the state to identify food and beverages that lack nutritional value and restrict…

Wisconsin Submits Request to Drug Test Medicaid Applicants

MADISON, Wis.-Wisconsin has submitted a request to become the first state in the country to drug test applicants for Medicaid. Republican Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that the state submitted the waiver request to President Donald Trump’s administration. The plan would require able-bodied, childless adults to undergo drug screening when applying for Medicaid health benefits. The waiver request also includes…