Ryan's Budget Would Cut $5 Trillion in Spending Over a DecadeNew York TimesHe said it would bring federal spending and taxes into balance by 2024, through steep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, and the total repeal of the Affordable Care Act just as millions are reaping the benefits of the law. Defense spending would…
Portraits of Food Stamp Recipients in the Wake of Program Cuts – LightBox – TimeTIMEThe bipartisan Farm Bill that President Obama signed into law on Feb. 7 will cut $8 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over the next 10 years. The cut is more like a snip when compared to the nearly…
Newnan Times-Herald Feds may pull Ga. food stamp funding13WMAZATLANTA (AP) – Federal officials are threatening to cut off up to $76 million in administrative funding if Georgia doesn't make big changes to its food stamp system. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the funds could be yanked as early as May 1 …Georgia Wastes Almost $140 Million…
WASHINGTON — Representative Paul Ryan, Republican-Wis., on Tuesday laid out a tough, election-year budget that purports to come into balance by 2024, in large part through steep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps and the full repeal of President Obama’s health care law, just as millions begin to see its benefits. …
The secret life of a food stampMarketplace.orgThis story is Part I in a collaboration with Slate called “The Secret Life of a Food Stamp.” Last night, as the clock struck 12:01 on the first of the month, some lines of computer code triggered a series of financial transactions that have a profound …and more » More:…
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Did DHHS clear food stamps backlog in time? Wos thinks so (with USDA letter)The Progressive PulseThe state had seen backlog grow to as high as 20,000 to 30,000 food stamp cases with families waiting for weeks and months following the troubled launch last year of a new online-based benefits delivery system called N.C. FAST. USDA,…
Slate Magazine Big-Box Stores Make Billions Off Food Stamps. Often It's Their Own Workers …Slate MagazineBallard's food stamp card, officially known as an Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT, card, had been recharged with $340 that night, a moment she'd been anticipating. As frugal as she tries to be, her food stamps usually run out by…
Oregon food stamps, welfare numbers rose after long-term unemployment aid …The OregonianAlthough not substantial, the January increases were some of the most sizable since Oregon began to see a slow and steady decline in the number of food stamps and welfare recipients. The Oregon Department of Human Services saw a similar spurt after … More: continued…