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Council asks governor to avert SNAP lapse and creates Food Commission to address food insecurity
Summary
The council passed a walk‑on resolution urging Governor Sarah Sanders to use state resources to prevent hunger if federal SNAP funding lapses, and approved an ordinance establishing a Food Commission to advise the mayor and council on food insecurity, urban agriculture and nutrition education.
The Fayetteville City Council on Nov. 4 took two related steps aimed at addressing food insecurity: a walk‑on resolution asking Governor Sarah Sanders to use state resources if federal SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) funding lapses, and an ordinance creating a Food Commission to study and recommend policies to address local food‑access gaps.
Dr. DeAndre Jones introduced the resolution asking the governor to "do everything reasonably possible, including using available reserves," to ensure Arkansas families dependent on SNAP…
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