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Bill would ensure SNAP benefits remain intact
Bills would let Kentucky's governor temporarily use over $3 billion from the state rainy day fund to keep SNAP benefits flowing during federal payment gaps.
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Bill would ensure SNAP benefits remain intact
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Legislation introduced in the Senate and House would ensure Kentucky families do not lose access to SNAP benefits if the federal government temporarily stops or delays payments during a federal shutdown or funding lapse. Senate Bill 135 and House Bill 522, sponsored respectively by Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, D-Louisville, and Rep. Anne Gay Donworth, D-Lexington, would establish a narrow, time-limited process that allow…
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