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As demand for state aid grows, counties' human services toilDenver PostMost metro counties are not processing food stamps quickly enough to meet federal guidelines. In February, 33 percent of new food stamp applications were …and more » More: continued here

Food stamps to be accepted at farmers' markets in Canton, Ogdensburg, Potsdam …North Country NowParticipants in the food stamp program, can use their SNAP/EBT benefit cards to make purchases at three farmers' markets in St. Lawrence County this summer. The "Use Your Food Stamp (EBT) Card Here!" banner is already familiar at the Canton and…

THE legislature risks being reduced to a rubberstamping arm of the State if Members of Parliament are made to shy away from questioning the decisions made by the principals to the inclusive government, analysts have warned. More: continued here

Taunton residents unsuccessful in selling food stamps for cashEnterprise NewsAs it turned out, it was more of a minor disagreement among three people whose plan to sell food stamps for cash was thwarted when nobody was buying, according to police. “Their big plan was to go Brockton and sell their EBT cards,” said Sgt. …and…

Secondary Sources: Food Stamps, Generation Gap, Gas PricesWall Street Journal (blog)By Phil Izzo –Food Stamps: Timothy Taylor looks at a USDA paper on the increase in food-stamp participation. “What's perhaps less expected in the graph is that Food Stamp enrollment was rising steadily from 2001 up through 2006, although unemployment … More: continued here

The recession is taking a toll on Americans nationwide. And while it may not come as a surprise that applications for food stamps are at an all time high, the local numbers might. More: continued here