"14 GOP-led States Reject Federal Funding for Summer Food Programs, Louisiana Among Them"

14 GOP-led states, including Texas and Mississippi, have declined federal funding for the Summer EBT program, which provides grocery assistance to low-income families with school-age kids during the summer. Reasons for rejection range from philosophical objections to welfare programs to technical challenges. The impact affects millions of eligible children, and advocacy groups argue that existing summer nutrition programs do not reach most qualified children. Despite the rejections, some states may reconsider joining the program in the future.