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Iowa Down Ballot podcast: SNAP junk food, USDA staff cuts, Iowa polls

Jul 04, 2026 | 3:27 pm ET
By Kathie Obradovich
Iowa Down Ballot podcast: SNAP junk food, USDA staff cuts, Iowa polls
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Iowans are no longer restricted on what foods they can buy with federal nutrition assistance. (Stock photo by hapabapa/Getty Images)

Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 7/4/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative

Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland and Kathie Obradovich of Iowa Capital Dispatch are here to discuss SNAP waivers, USDA cuts, and a poll for every taste.

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Iowans receiving are no longer restricted on what foods they can buy using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP but other U.S. Department of Agriculture programs are seeing staffing cuts in Iowa. Dave Price, Laura Belin and I also talk about new polls in the Iowa governor and U.S. Senate race. Listen here.