Two FoodShare bills with goal of promoting healthy eating clear Assembly committee

Two bills seeking to promote healthier eating among food stamp recipients cleared an Assembly committee this morning — although one passed with Dem support while the other did not. AB 501, which won the votes of all three of the committee’s Dems and ultimately passed with unanimous support, would create a healthy eating incentive pilot program that would provide discounts or coupons to 2,000 FoodS...