Governors plead for food stamp flexibility amid pandemic
(WorldNews Health)

PHOENIX (AP) - Yvonne Knight, who has respiratory problems that make her especially vulnerable in the coronavirus pandemic, can’t buy groceries online with her food stamps - even though each trip to the store is now a risky endeavor. Going out to buy food terrifies the 38-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, but she is one of millions of people who receive food aid through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that can’t be used in flexible ways. `Every time I go out, I put myself at risk - and other people,` said Knight, who lives in Erie, Pennsylvania. `I´m so terrified when people come up to me now. I don´t want to go out to the store.` Buying groceries online -...