Former Newton USD 373 Board of Education member and current Kansas Senator Renee Erickson, a Wichita Republican, on Jan. 14, 2025, at a committee meeting at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector)
By Anna Kaminski KansasReflector.com TOPEKA — Kansas’ request to ban candy and soft drinks from being purchased with food assistance dollars has yet to be…