FRIDAY……GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER…….DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO A POTENTIAL LAPSE IN “SNAP”
BENEFITS…..
IN THE ORDER…..THE GOVERNOR DIRECTED AN INITIAL FIVE-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE BUDGET RESERVE TRUST FUND…..BE DISBURSED TO FEEDING
KENTUCKY FOOD BANKS…..WHICH PROVIDE FOOD AND GROCERIES IN ALL 120 COUNTIES…..AND REACH AN ESTIMATED ONE IN SEVEN KENTUCKIANS
ANNUALLY…….