Nebraska lawmakers try to get rid of SNAP program bans for those convicted of drug felonies on state, federal levels

OMAHA, Neb. – Two initiatives hope to end the ban on food assistance for people convicted of drug felonies. Currently, anyone who is convicted of drug felonies receives a lifetime ban from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The ban was put in place federally in the 1990s during the…

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