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Citizens urge full SNAP funding and warn against cuts to behavioral health and disability services
Summary
During a long public comment period the committee heard repeated appeals to fully fund SNAP administrative costs and summer EBT, restore provider reimbursement for disability services, and sustain behavioral health and senior programs — speakers said local nonprofits cannot absorb further federal reductions.
More than three dozen people addressed the Joint Appropriations Committee in a two‑hour public comment block on Jan. 9. Many speakers urged lawmakers to protect social‑safety‑net programs and to avoid scaling back behavioral health, senior services and disability supports.
First Lady Jenny Gordon opened the public testimony urging the committee to "fully fund Wyoming SNAP administrative costs, sensible nutrition, and the summer EBT program," calling SNAP "one of the most…
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