Don't Cut Food Stamps, Senators Urge Farm Bill ConfereesHuffington PostCongressional negotiators should reject food stamp cuts, a coalition of liberal senators urged Monday. Republicans and Democrats from the House and Senate are meeting this week in a conference committee to hammer out differences between agriculture …and more » More: continued here
San Francisco Chronicle Thirty-nine senators urge farm bill conference to reject food stamp cutsThe Hill (blog)The Senate bill gets savings by making it harder for home heating assistance recipients to automatically get food stamps. The House bill adds to this provision and also limits the connection between food stamps and other benefit programs. In addition…
Food Stamps, Milk Prices on Table in Farm TalksABC NewsThe farm bill, which sets policy for farm subsidies, the food stamps and other rural development projects, has moved slowly through Congress in the last two years as lawmakers have focused on higher-profile priorities, like budget negotiations, health …and more » More: continued here
Washington Post (blog) Food stamps will get cut by $5 billion this week — and more cuts could followWashington Post (blog)The U.S. food-stamp program is set to shrink in the months ahead. The only real question is by how much. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) currently costs about $80 billion per year and provides…
CALGARY—With both defences taking away space all over the football field, it took a quarterbacking change and the nimble legs of Jon Cornish to give the Calgary Stampeders a 29-25 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. More: continued here
McJobs: Would you like food stamps with that?Crain’s Chicago BusinessIllinois has a problem: A growing number of jobs simply do not pay enough for workers to afford life's basic necessities. Fast-food jobs, which combine low hourly wages with limited weekly hours, epitomize the problem. Because work does not pay enough … More: continued here
San Francisco Chronicle Food stamps, milk prices on table in farm talksSan Francisco ChronicleWASHINGTON (AP) — The fight over renewing the nation's farm bill has centered on cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. But there could be unintended consequences if no agreement is reached: higher milk prices. Members of the House and …Major issues…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The fight over renewing the nation's farm bill has centered on cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. But there could be unintended consequences if no agreement is reached: higher milk prices. More: continued here
Mother Jones Florida braces for cuts to food stamp programMiamiHerald.comThe cuts were built into the 2008 federal-stimulus package that temporarily added money to SNAP, also known as food stamps, during the depths of the economic recession. But that won't make the cuts any easier, say advocates for the food banks and other …CHARTS: The Hidden Benefits…
Pennsylvania considering repeal of asset test used in food stampsPittsburgh Post GazetteHARRISBURG — State officials are signaling they could repeal or revise a controversial asset test for food stamp recipients — a measure instituted last year that barred thousands of families from receiving assistance, despite their low incomes. "We … More: continued here