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Philly.com Food-stamp delays another state failingMyCentralJersey.comAn examination of federal data by the The Philadelphia Inquirer showed that New Jersey doesn't come close to federal legal requirements that food stamps be delivered to eligible applicants under SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) within …It shouldn't take so long to get food stampsPhilly.comProviding …

vtdigger.org Food stamp, farm subsidy alliance in troubleWinona Daily NewsIn a sign that the farm lobby recognizes the trouble it's in, major farm groups wrote to House Speaker John Boehner last week asking him to keep the farm bill together in its present form and not hold a separate vote …

Food stamp use grows amid recoveryU-T San DiegoThe recession is over, unemployment is down, consumer confidence is up and the housing market is starting to boom again. But one economic indicator from darker times – a rise in food stamp applications – shows no sign of slowing down. The number …

Philly.com Food-stamp delays another state failingDailyrecord.comAn examination of federal data by the The Philadelphia Inquirer showed that New Jersey doesn't come close to federal legal requirements that food stamps be delivered to eligible applicants under SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) within …It shouldn't take so long to get food stampsPhilly.comNJ …

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A Wake County mother is calling the food stamps program a waste of taxpayer money after she… More: continued here

abc11.com NC mom: Food stamps program wastes taxpayer moneymyfox8.comRALEIGH, N.C. — A Wake County mother is calling the food stamps program a waste of taxpayer money after she told WTVD she kept getting assistance even when she didn't qualify for it. WTVD reported that the woman – who asked not …

Should Congress make drastic cuts in food stamps?Sun-SentinelThe Senate version of the Farm Bill cut $4 billion from food stamps. The House, full of right wingers and tea partiers, came up with own bill that would cut $20 billion over 10 years. There are millions of American families that depend …

While the farm bill meanders, food stamp rolls keep expandingHot AirThat pesky ol' “farm bill” — i.e., the gigantic bill that includes both food stamp programs and agriculture subsidies and therefore brings together an urban-rural coalition of votes that ensures minimum transparency and maximum momentum — is still a … …

Inquirer Editorial: It shouldn't take so long to get food stampsPhilly.comPennsylvania and New Jersey should be ashamed to be among the worst states in the nation in meeting federal rules by getting food stamps to the needy within 30 days. Their bureaucratic delays create more hardships for families struggling to …