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Nebraska will be first state in US to bar SNAP recipients from buying pop
Nebraska will be the first state in the U.S. to bar SNAP recipients from using the money to buy pop or energy drinks, the U.S ...
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SNAP cut could cost food industry $537 billion over decade
Every dollar invested in SNAP generates $1.79 in economic activity, from farmers and truckers to grocers, meaning the ...
Nebraska lawmakers uphold lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for felons with drug convictions
Nebraska lawmakers upheld a lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for felons with drug convictions. LB 319 was six votes short of becoming law.
Nebraska lawmakers reject veto override on bill to expand SNAP eligibility
An attempt to reverse a veto on a bill that would expand food stamp eligibility for certain drug offenses failed Monday when ...
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People with felony convictions stay off SNAP
Right now, you can apply for SNAP in Nebraska if you have fewer than three drug-related felony convictions and have completed ...
'Farmers and ranchers first': US secretary of agriculture visits Nebraska, announces new SNAP pilot program
Nebraska is the first state in the country to sign onto the U.S. secretary of agriculture's new pilot program for SNAP ...
Nebraska governor vetoes SNAP expansion, considers bans on lab-grown meat, cellphones in schools
A bill to expand access to federal food assistance for certain Nebraskans convicted of drug crimes advanced to the governor ...