BENEFITS, NO SOBRIETY PROOF: Benitez-Thompson Backed Welfare Eligibility for Drug Felons, Helped Strip Treatment Test
Nevada Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson co-sponsored legislation in 2021 allowing people convicted of felony drug offenses to receive TANF cash assistance and SNAP food benefits without proving they were in treatment, had completed treatment, or were no longer illegally using controlled substances. Assembly Bill 138 ultimately erased Nevada’s prior restrictions on...
