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  "path": "/2026/05/28/missouri-plans-food-benefit-restrictions-but-grocers-say-details-remain-unclear/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T12:00:04.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Government + Politics",
    "Balls Food Stores",
    "Double Up Food Bucks",
    "Gov. Mike Kehoe",
    "Jess Bax",
    "Missouri Department of Social Services",
    "Missouri Grocers Association",
    "SNAP",
    "SUN Bucks",
    "supplemental nutrition assistance program"
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  "textContent": "As Missouri prepares to limit what low-income families can purchase with public food benefits this fall, grocers say they need to know which items to block at the register. The changes, planned for Oct. 1, would prohibit purchases of candy, prepared desserts and sugary drinks through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Next summer, […]",
  "title": "Missouri plans food benefit restrictions, but grocers say details remain unclear"
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