STUDENTS ---BUT LOCAL SHOPS
SAY THEY'VE BEEN KEEPING UP
WITH THE F-D-A AND VAPING
COMPANIES POLICIES TO ENSURE
THEY DON'T END UP IN THE WRONG
HANDS."I had one guy not too
long ago got upset grey hair
and all and still asked him
for his i-d so it's whatever"
JONAH GILMORE NBC LOCAL 33 NEWS
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JUUL ALSO SAYS THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO JUUL ALSO SAYS
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH LAWMAKERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO ENACT WHAT THEY ARE
CALLING EFFECTIVE POLICIES.
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THE AGENCY THAT ADMINISTERS
LOUISIANA'S FOOD STAMPS SAYS
STATE LAWMAKERS ARE PUTTING
THE BENEFITS AT RISK IN THEIR
LATEST BUDGET PLAN. THE
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES SOUNDING THEIR
ALARMS ON DAY TWO OF THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. LOCAL
33'S HARRISON GOLDEN IS AT THE
CAPITOL WITH A RECAP.
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"IF MONDAY'S STATE OF THE
STATE BY GOVERNOR EDWARDS WAS
A PARADE OF BUDGET FIXES
TUESDAY'S HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
HEARING WAS A LOOK AT LOOMING
HURDLES.PARTICULARLY WHEN IT
COMES TO ADMINISTERING FOOD
STAMPS IN THE COMING YEAR.
to say we're going to fund
this many people on SNAP and
not that many. The program
either exists for everybody,
or it doesn't exist at all."
IT'S WORTH NOTE HERE THAT FOOD
STAMPS THEMSELVES ARE
FEDERALLY FUNDED BUT
ADMINISTERING THEM STILL
RELIES ON STATE FUNDS. AND
WHILE THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN
BUDGET PROPOSAL WOULD KEEP
D-C-F-S FUNDS AS THEY WERE
LAST YEAR MANDATED COSTS HAVE
RISEN. WALTERS SAYS FAILURE TO
ALLOCATE ENOUGH WOULD GIVE HER
LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO BOW THE
STATE OUT OF SNAP.WALTERS:
"It's not because that program
is not valuable or worthy or
EACH YEAR. AND WHILE WALTERS
SAYS SHE THINKS LAWMAKERS WILL
KEEP THE PROGRAM AFLOAT THE
UNCERTAINTY HIGHLIGHTS
LINGERING HUNGER AT AN AGENCY
THAT FOR YEARS HAS BEEN NO
STRANGER TO CUTS.WALTERS:
"Louisiana's a state that
rejoices in food and
celebrates food and festivals
almost every weekend of the
world. Nobody wants to cut
this program. It just shows
the dire consequences of not
having enough money to fund
basic needs in the federal
government."LAWMAKERS STILL
HAVE SOME TIME TO EASE THE
FOOD STAMP FUNDING CONCERNS.
THE STATE'S INCOME FORECASTING
PANEL MEETS WEDNESDAY MORNING
