Mississippi Withdraws from child summer break meal program, Gov says it 'attempts to expand the welfare state"
The governor of Mississippi has declared the state’s withdrawal from a federal program aimed at providing meals to children during their summer break from school. The governor frames the decision as rejecting what he perceives as “attempts to expand the welfare state.”
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, a member of the Republican Party, has chosen not to partake in a federal initiative that involves providing electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to low-income families.
These cards are intended to help supplement food costs during periods when academic classes are not in session, as reported by Mississippi Today. Families meeting the eligibility criteria were slated to receive $40 monthly, totaling $120, to address the break between school terms.
Contrary to Governor Reeves’s rationale, Mississippi’s welfare agency contradicted the decision, stating that the state lacks the capacity to administer the program effectively.
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Governor Reeves’s recent remarks have sparked intense criticism. Nikole Hannah-Jones, a scholar and creator of the 1619 Project, condemned Reeves’s decision, characterizing it as an act of “cruelty.”
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Pathetic. 
