Thursday, May 13, 2010
California Lawmakers Back Food Stamps For Drug Felons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's state Assembly has approved a bill that would allow drug felons to collect food stamps.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's state Assembly has approved a bill that would allow drug felons to collect food stamps.
Under the federally funded program, people convicted of drug felonies are banned from receiving the aid after they leave prison. But states can opt out of that ban, and California lawmakers voted 42-23 Thursday to do that...
Labels: convictions, drugs, felony, food stamps
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