Senators reject decision-making in food stamps work mandate

BATON ROUGE - Senators have rejected a bid to give lawmakers authority to determine whether food stamp recipients should have to work to get federal assistance.Rep. Jay Morris, a Monroe Republican, had won House support for his proposal to require legislative approval to seek a federal waiver of the work requirements for able-bodied, childless adults who receive food stamps.But he was unable to persuade the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, which voted 4-2 against the bill Wednesday. Th