USDA threatens to pull funding over food stamps problems

Forbes Semi-Monthly Benefit Transfers Are A Simple Way To Improve Food …ForbesSimple, straightforward fixes to the nation's food stamp program have the potential to improve how the program works for retailers and for families. One such fix is moving to a semi-monthly transfer system, helping consumers smooth out spending over …City sees boom in online…

Cuts to food stamps are on the wayUpNorthLive.comAccording to the Michigan Department of Human Services, three-quarters of a million families in Michigan receive some sort of help buying food. And many of those families could soon see some of that assistance disappear. / upnorthlive photo … More: continued here

The largest fast food conglomerate in the world is lobbying the federal and state governments to allow the use of food stamps at fast food locations, but the idea isn’t sitting well with everyone. More: continued here

Huffington Post What It's Like To Be On Food Stamps And Prove You're Looking For WorkHuffington PostBecky Murphy of Summit Lake, Wisconsin, doesn't want to be one of the estimated 1 million Americans kicked off food stamps this year, so she's doing her homework. "Every week I have to meet with a caseworker, which requires…

Seattle business owner sentenced for food stamp fraudKING5.comby KING 5 News SEATTLE – The owner of a Seattle grocery store was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for food stamp fraud, a case profiled by the KING 5 Investigators. Elsa Kwong, 46, pleaded guilty in March to defrauding the food stamp program. …and more »…

States move ahead with food stamp cutsUSA TODAYBut in six states—Delaware, Kansas, New Hampshire, Utah, Vermont and Wyoming—similar reductions are already in place, or soon will be. Two more states will join them once their waivers expire, potentially taking away food stamps from tens of …Deep Cuts in Food Stamp Program Could Impact MillionsPBS NewsHourSIMMONS:…