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Illinois could lose $87 million in food stamps over Cook County beverage tax, USDA warns
WGN-TV CHICAGO — The federal government is threatening to withhold about $87 million in food stamp funds from the state of Illinois if Cook County doesn't alter the manner in which the penny-an-ounce tax on sweetened beverages has been implemented, officials … Feds say Cook County soda tax collection violates food stamp rules Certain provisions of Cook County's penny-per-ounce soda tax could cost Illinois more than $86 million in federal … Soda tax could cost Illinois $87 million in federal food-stamp funds |
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