NE Gov Opts Out Of Feeding Poor Kids During Summer

The Nebraska Examiner reports:

Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration has decided that Nebraska won’t be participating in a new national child nutrition program that could have delivered an estimated $18 million in grocery-buying benefits next summer to kids and their families.

The decision comes despite a monthslong effort by food banks and other advocates to persuade the governor to opt into the Summer EBT program.

The program offers an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card to children whose household income makes them eligible for free and reduced school lunches during the school year. Each of those Nebraska youths would have received a card loaded with $120 to help buy food during months that school is out.

Read the full article. Pillen last appeared here in May 2023 when he signed bans on abortion and transgender healthcare.

Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration decides not to participate in a new summer child nutrition program worth $18 million to Nebraska kids.

From @cgonzalez_NEhttps://t.co/bfdqKwTrWa

— Nebraska Examiner (@NE_Examiner) December 20, 2023