According to a recent USDA study, 12% of Nebraskans experience food insecurity. That’s higher than the national average.
If legislation that is the priority bill of state Sen. Jen Day, D-Papillion, becomes law, some lower-income Nebraska families will receive help paying for food. LB-952 would require the state to participate in the USDA’s Summer EBT program. The program provides $40 on an EBT card per child per month during the summer to spend on groceries.
Gov. Jim Pillen decided the state would not participate. Day contends the USDA will waive the Dec. 31 deadline, and said she’s encouraged by the support LB-952 has received in the Unicameral so far.