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Read More »Iowa's top public-health official says resignation was 'totally my choice'
Iowa's top public-health official, who was criticized this week for unsubstantiated comments about food stamps, has resigned. Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' resignation was announced this morning by Gov. Terry Branstad. More: continued here
Read More »Cutting food stamps could backfire
Doctors are warning that if Congress cuts food stamps, the federal government could be socked with bigger health bills. Maybe not immediately, they say, but over time if the poor wind up in doctors' offices or hospitals as a result. More: continued here
Read More »USDA tells DHHS food stamps problems “unacceptable,” warns it may suspend … – The Progressive Pulse
USDA tells DHHS food stamps problems “unacceptable,” warns it may suspend …The Progressive PulseThousands of poor families were unable to receive food stamps last year when DHHS implemented a new computer system, NC FAST, resulting in a spike of demand for food at emegency food pantries in the state after …
Read More »Congress could cut another $8.7 billion in food stamp benefits – MSNBC
Press TV Congress could cut another $8.7 billion in food stamp benefitsMSNBCJust two months after America's 47 million food stamp recipients got hit with an automatic $5 billion benefits reduction, Congress is getting ready to cut even more out of the nutrition program. Lawmakers are currently hammering out the details …
Read More »Doctors say cutting food stamps could backfire – Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) – Doctors are warning that if Congress cuts food stamps, the federal government could be socked with bigger health bills. Maybe not immediately, they say, but over time if the poor wind up in doctors' offices or hospitals as a result. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamp use falls in Broward, Palm in 2013
For the first time in seven years, the number of people on food stamps in Broward and Palm Beach counties declined for the year. More: continued here
Read More »Head of Iowa Department of Public Health abruptly resigns
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Iowa's top public-health official, who was criticized this week for unsubstantiated comments about food stamps, has resigned. Democrats criticized Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks this week for making an unsubstantiated claim that Mountain Dew was the top food item Iowans purchased with food stamps More: continued here
Read More »Miller-Meeks: Food stamp line wasn’t political – DesMoinesRegister.com
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Miller-Meeks: Food stamp line wasn't politicalDesMoinesRegister.comIowa's top public health official denied Wednesday that she was implying that the food stamp program should be cut when she falsely said that soda was the most popular item Iowans purchase with their benefits. “It was not political at all,” …
Read More »Stamp thief sentenced to 10 years – Global Times
Stamp thief sentenced to 10 yearsGlobal TimesA stamp collector has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing 350,000 yuan ($57,820) worth of collectible postage stamps, many of which were rare, local media reported Thursday. The collector, a man surnamed Liu, was charged with theft in … More: continued here
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