A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR REPEAT DRUG OFFENDERS TO GET FOOD STAMPS DOMINATED DEBATE IN THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE ON WEDNESDAY. LB 169, INTRODUCED BY OMAHA SENATOR MEGAN HUNT, WOULD ALLOW THOSE WITH THREE OR MORE FELONY DRUG CONVICTIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD STAMPS, LIFTING THE STATE’S CURRENT RESTRICTION. SENATOR JOHN MCCOLLISTER OF OMAHA WAS IN THE MAJORITY WHO SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE BILL, STATING THAT IT WOULD HELP COMBAT PRISON OVERCROWDING

SENATOR MIKE GROENE OF NORTH PLATTE WAS THE MOST OUTSPOKEN OPPONENT OF THE BILL

THE DEBATE ON LB 169 WILL CONTINUE.