Perhaps spurred by a similar push in Chicago, the State Senate approved a bill (HB 4756) today that would allow participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program to use their LINK cards at local farmers’ markets. Specifically, the measure would create a Farmers' Market Technology Improvement Program under which a fund would be established to help USDA-approved farmers' markets and other alternative vendors buy the equipment required to process the electronic cards. After passing the House in early March, the bill now heads to the governor's desk.