After an hour-long debate on the Kentucky House floor, lawmakers advanced a bill that is aimed at upping workforce participation but which some worry will cause food insecurity.
GOP-backed bill relaxing child labor laws wins approval in KY House k105.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from k105.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Kentucky House approved bills that would add requirements to be met before receiving food stamps and remove the cap on the number of hours older teens can work on school nights.
A Republican-backed bill would change food stamp eligibility for able-bodied adults. Opponents say it will exacerbate food insecurity for nearly all people receiving food assistance, including children and the elderly.
Kentucky House passes bill that would make it harder for people to qualify for SNAP benefits wkyufm.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wkyufm.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After an hour-long debate on the Kentucky House floor, lawmakers advanced a bill that is aimed at upping work force participation but which some worry will cause food insecurity.
GOP-led Kentucky House votes to relax child labor rules and toughen food stamp eligibility standards somerset-kentucky.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from somerset-kentucky.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After an hour-long debate on the Kentucky House floor, lawmakers advanced a bill that is aimed at upping workforce participation but which some worry will cause food insecurity.
Kentucky House passes bill that would make it harder for people to qualify for SNAP benefits wkms.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wkms.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Republican-backed measures to relax child labor rules and tighten food stamp eligibility standards won passage Thursday in the Kentucky House over impassioned objections from Democrats. In back-to-back votes, both bills advanced to the GOP-dominated Senate after long debates in the House, where Republicans also have a supermajority. Democratic lawmakers branded the proposals as harsh for