West Virginia lawmaker seeks to end food stamp ban

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Some lawmakers in West Virginia want to end the state’s lifetime ban on food stamps for people convicted of drug-related felonies.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports West Virginia is one of three states that ban people convicted of drug-related felonies from receiving help buying food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.
The lifetime ban is a federal law, but states can opt out of it. Every state except Wes