Gov. Pillen decides NE won’t opt into new $18 million child nutrition program

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration has decided that Nebraska won’t be participating in a new national child nutrition program that could have delivered an estimated $18 million in grocery-buying benefits next summer to kids and their families. The decision comes despite a monthslong effort by food banks and other advocates to persuade the governor to opt into the Summer EBT program. States across the nation face a Jan. 1 deadline to let the federal government know if they intend to be part of the summer electronic...