By Sarah Ladd | Kentucky Lantern

A bill that backers say is intended to encourage more Kentuckians to join the workforce but which advocates warn could lead to food insecurity passed out of a House committee Thursday along party lines.

Among other things, House Bill 367 seeks to give the General Assembly power over decisions about work requirements for Kentucky’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP. It passed the House Standing Committee on Families and Children 11-3 after about an hour of discussion. It can go to the full House for consideration now.

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