INDIANAPOLIS — In a bid to improve health outcomes for Hoosiers, Governor Mike Braun signed a series of executive orders on Tuesday aimed at Making Indiana Healthy Again.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a government program that aims to help Hoosiers with their grocery budget. Four of Tuesday’s nine executive orders could affect the nearly 600,000 Hoosiers who use the program.
One order is designed to tighten eligibility criteria, ensuring that resources are directed to those most in need. Another significant proposal would remove the option to purchase certain unhealthy foods, such as soda and candy, with SNAP benefits—a move aimed at sparking nutritional improvements in the state.
Pastor Theron Williams of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Indianapolis commented on the implications of the changes, expressing concern for the changes of the benefits…