INDIANAPOLIS  —  An effort to prevent soft drinks from being purchased with food stamps has died for this year in the Indiana General Assembly. State Rep. Cindy Ziemke, R-Batesville, filed House Bill 1118 (http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1118) that would have prevented Supplemental Nutrition Program Assistance benefits (formerly called food stamps) from being used to purchase energy drinks, carbonated …read more.