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YourErie Farm Bill Could Hurt Those Using Food StampsYourErie… deliver nearly sixty dollars a month in food stamps to more than 170 thousand families. February 3, 2014- An important piece of legislation could potentially cause drastic cuts to food stamps and hinder how thousands of Pennsylvanians are eating …5 Things …

Legislation affects food stamps, bay funding and poultry industry in Md. The U.S. Senate is poised to give final approval Tuesday to a nearly $1 trillion bill that would dictate the nation's agriculture policy for the next five years, reduce how much taxpayers spend on food stamps and alter conservation …

Mayor de Blasio Supports Ban On Using Food Stamps For Sugary DrinksNew York Daily News (blog)“For years and years, until recently, there was widespread finger printing as part of a policy of how folks, working people got food stamps. that's unacceptable. It's something we're going to work on across the …

YourErie 5 Things to Know About the Massive Farm BillABC NewsCuts to food stamps, continued subsidies to farmers and victories for animal rights advocates. The massive, five-year farm bill heading toward final passage this week has broad implications for just about every American, from the foods we eat to what …

WASHINGTON — Cuts to food stamps, continued subsidies to farmers and victories for animal rights advocates. The massive, five-year farm bill heading toward final passage this week has broad implications for just about every American, from the foods we eat to what we pay for them. More: continued here

Cuts to food stamps, continued subsidies to farmers and victories for animal rights advocates. The massive, five-year farm bill heading toward final passage this week has broad implications for just about … More: continued here

Washington Post House Farm Bill Includes $8 Billion Of Cuts To Food StampsFiredoglakeAfter extensive negotiations and public shaming the House of Representatives did what it was going to do anyway and cut food stamps. So just be happy the bill only cuts food stamps by $8 billion instead of the …

ChicagoNow (blog) Surviving SNAP (food stamps) cuts: 10 healthy ways to feed your familyChicagoNow (blog)On November 1st, 2013, SNAP went “snip” on Federal food stamps. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cut their budget by 5 billion dollars. Nearly 48 million Americans are now affected, 22 million children.* Approximately 76% of …

Thousands locally lose food stamps benefitSpringfield News SunNearly half of Clark County's low-income residents receiving food stamps will lose the benefit for a month after failing to meet federal work requirements. The 5,035 able-bodied adults here who receive aid are required to spend at least 20 hours a week … More: …

Los Angeles Times This stamp artist makes all of the postage doLos Angeles TimesFriends from around the world clip the stamps from envelopes and send them to Familian, who patiently sorts them, stores them in zip-lock pages and then uses them to create fanciful designs that have a nearly hypnotic …