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Nebraska keeps ban on food assistance for those with drug convictions

Summary

Nebraska has decided to keep its rule that stops people with drug convictions from getting government food aid. Lawmakers in Nebraska tried to end this ban, but they did not succeed.

Key Facts

  • Nebraska has a rule that stops people with drug convictions from getting government food aid.
  • This rule is a result of policies from the war on drugs in the past.
  • Some states have similar rules, but not all.
  • Nebraska lawmakers tried to remove this rule.
  • The attempt to change the rule did not pass.
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