The governor was firm: Nebraska would reject the new federal money for summer meals.
He would not sign on to a program to provide all families that received free or cut-rate school meals with cards to buy groceries during the summer.
“I don’t believe in welfare,” the governor, Jim Pillen, a Republican, said in December.
“Sometimes money isn’t the solution,” the governor replied.
A week later, Mr. Pillen made a U-turn the size of a Nebraska cornfield, approving the cards and praising the young people for speaking out.
Persons:
Jim Pillen, Pillen
Organizations:
Republican
Locations:
Nebraska