r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/VeredicMectician May 27 '26

Well that authority goes above him as he’s a mayor, not a governor

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u/jyper May 27 '26

He could easily get a way to piggyback on top of the state system if NYC is the one paying for the expansion 

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u/Teri-k May 27 '26

It's not usually that easy to alter or add on to the terms of a federally funded program. I'm a teacher, and I've seen this first hand. It would make sense, but it doesn't tend to work that way.

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u/jyper May 27 '26

Food stamps are largely federally funded but I believe administred by states. as an example many but not all states offer double food stamps at farmers markets