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Atlanta Journal Constitution A Walmart Shopping Frenzy After Food Stamp Cards MalfunctionTIMEA technical glitch that eliminated spending limits on the debit cards used for food stamps set off a bizarre shopping frenzy at Walmart stores in Louisiana on Saturday night, local CBS affiliate KSLA reports. Customers cleared shelves and police …

Raw Story House Republican frets food stamps are being used to buy medical marijuanaRaw StoryRep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on Friday defended a $40 billion cut to the food stamp program, known officially as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, by claiming that beneficiaries were using the federal program to buy pot. …

Food stamps electronic system outage resolvedBaltimore SunXerox has a contract with the federal government to administer the electronic benefits system. The company said the issue affected food stamps– formally known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program – and the Temporary Assistance for Needy … More: continued here

Marian Poe, executive director of Rice County Communities that Serve in Lyons, said she looked at her email the afternoon of Sept. 30 and her jaw dropped. Just one day before the renewal of a federal grant to help poor people access food stamps was to take effect, the administration …

Michigan wants to award a $9.6 million contract to Xerox to help make sure taxes are paid on cigarettes, despite allegations of bias in the selection process and an offer from a competitor to do the work … More: continued here

WWMT-TV Computer Glitch Shuts Food Stamps Program Across 17 States, Including Calif.CBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Shoppers in as many as 17 states — including California — found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit cards Saturday after a computer glitch threw the system off-line. Government officials made it …

Christian Post Anxiety as stimulus hike in food stamps set to endNorthwest HeraldJennifer Donald, whose family receives money from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, looks at her son' Donovan, 4, drawing as his brother David, 6, (left) does his home work and daughter Jayla, 10, …

Philly.com Computer outage causes interruption in use of food-stamp benefitsWashington PostPeople in 17 states, including Maryland and Virginia, who tried to buy groceries using electronic food-stamp cards were turned away from supermarkets Saturday as a result of a computer outage. The system failure affected low-income individuals and …Access restored for …

Food stamp debit card system restored in Michigan, 16 other statesDetroit Free PressLow-income people across Michigan were unable to use their Bridge Cards on Saturday because of a glitch in the food stamp system that affected states nationwide. The disruption apparently was caused by a failure in the federal Electronic …

MiamiHerald.com Access restored for food stamp users, Xerox saysUSA TODAYPeople in 17 states found themselves unable to buy groceries with their food stamp debit-style cards Saturday after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure. Xerox announced late in the evening that access had been restored …