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Nassau lawmaker bids county opt into disaster food-stamp program
Nassau's legislative minority leader, Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport), is requesting that County Executive Ed Mangano enroll Nassau in a federal disaster program that would extend temporary food stamp benefits to residents normally not eligible for the program but affected by superstorm Sandy. So far only Westchester County has requested a waiver from the state to participate in the federal...
