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Pennsylvania vs. food stampsPittsburgh Post GazetteFor anyone who has sat in the waiting room of a welfare office, or spent day after day trying to get an actual caseworker on the phone, it's not a shock to hear that Pennsylvania now ranks among the worst in the nation in food …

NJ Among Slowest With Food Stamp ApplicationsNBC 10 PhiladelphiaStates are required by U.S. law to get food stamps to people within 30 days, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the food-stamp program, now called SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Any state that cannot … More: continued here

Letter: Food stamps are not only form of farm bill fraudAmarillo.comThe editorial (Editorial: Food stamps need greater oversight, June 20, amarillo.com) follows the usual slant of criticizing anything that benefits anyone but the top 1 percent. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the percent of error in crop … More: continued …

NJ among slowest with food-stamp applicationsHunterdon County Democrat – NJ.comStates are required by U.S. law to get food stamps to people within 30 days, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the food-stamp program, now called SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Any state that cannot …and more » More: continued …

Eye-catching butterfly stamps on displayDeccan HeraldHanumanth Nayak has stamps bearing butterflies, issued in countries like the United States of America, Brazil, England and Australia, in his possession. Apart from a section dedicated to stamps bearing butterflies, there are stamps bearing pictures of … More: continued here

N.J. among slowest with food-stamp applicationsPhilly.comNew Jersey is one of the slowest states in the nation in getting food stamps to needy people. Its performance is so poor, in fact, that the federal government is directing the state to improve, according to an examination of federal data by The …and …

Crop subsidies, food stamps now at oddsOmaha World-HeraldSome are calling to split off food stamps from the farm bill, which comes up every five years, in the hope of freeing the way for crop insurance and other agriculture programs to reach the president's desk. Others say such a move would …

Food stamps used in more efficient waysAmarillo.comCongress is in an uproar over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. In the past half-decade, mostly because of the recession, enrollment grew to 21.1 million U.S. households — encompassing one-seventh of the …Food stamp program needs serious review, reformIowa City …

Wondering why the federal food stamps program (also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is part of the farm bill? Because of politics, basically. More: continued here

The pairing of crop subsidies and food stamps for decades was a politically effective strategy that helped move both through Congress with broad bipartisan support. More: continued here