GET FOOD STAMPS AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE AREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT.
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER LIDA
ALIKHANI HAS THE LATEST IN THIS
ONGOING BATTLE OVER SNAP
BENEFITS.
NEW MEXICO'S UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE.
THE GOVERNOR'S ADMINISTRATION
WANTS TO BRING BACK AN OLD RULE
REQUIRING PEOPLE TO DO 80 HOURS
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE A MONTH OR
GET JOB TRAINING TO QUALIFY FOR
BENEFITS.
JASON RIGGS DOESN'T THINK IT'S A
GOOD IDEA.
DEAR HERE TO EXPRESS A NOTE
OF CAUTION IN THESE CHANGES.
ANY CHANGES COULD MAKE
THINGS
MORE DIFFICULT FOR HUNGRY NEW
MEXICANS.
THE STATE HAS WITH FEDERAL
WORK REQUIREMENTS TIED TO SNAP
FOR THE LAST YOU YEARS BUT THE
GOVERNOR HAS BEEN TRYING TO
CHANGE THAT BY LIMITING PEOPLE
TO THREE MONTH OF FOOD STAMPS
UNLESS THEY ARE WORKING OR
TRAINING 20 HOURS A WEEK.
20 HOURS A WEEK ISN'T TOO
MUCH TO ASK FOR US.
IT REALLY ISN'T ASKING THAT
MUCH.
SHE'S CONCERNED THAT WILL
SCARE PEOPLE AWAY FROM APPLYING.
