HAS ANNOUNCED
THAT IT IS WORKING ON A NEW SET
OF DIRECTIVES ON THE USE OF
SCHOOL BATHROOMS BY TRANSGENDER
STUDENTS.
ERIN: STATE LAWMAKERS ARE ALSO
CONSIDERING A BILL THAT WOULD
REDEFINE ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW
HAMPSHIRE'S FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
THE MEASURE WOULD ROLL BACK
CHANGES THAT WERE MADE SEVERAL
YEARS AGO DURING THE RECESSION.
IT WOULD REQUIRE THAT PEOPLE WHO
CAN WORK DO SO IN ORDER TO
QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS, AND THAT
CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS BE MADE
BEFORE FOOD STAMPS CAN BE
COLLECTED.
SUPPORTERS SAY TOO MANY PEOPLE
ARE ABUSING THE PROGRAM, WHILE
OTHERS SAY CHANGES WOULD ONLY
HURT THE MOST VULNERABLE.
>> I THINK THE FOOD STAMP
PROGRAM IS WORKING THE WAY IT IS
RIGHT NOW, AND I'M WORRIED WE
ARE GOING TO PUT VULNERABLE
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AT GREATER
RISK BY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE
BEEN PROPOSED.
>> ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS SHOULD
ONLY GO TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE
IN POVERTY, AND THE BEST WELFARE
PROGRAM IS A GOOD JOB.
AND THIS BILL REAFFIRMS THAT.
ERIN: NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGAL
ASSISTANCE, WHICH ADVOCATES FOR
LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, ESTIMATES
