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NPR USDA Opens Door For States To Impose New Rules On Food StampsNPRThe delivery of federal food benefits for millions of low-income people is likely to change after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it'll allow states more flexibility in how they dole out the money. Agriculture Secretary Sonny …

Mother Jones Reading Between the Lines of the USDA's Bizarre Food Stamps MemoMother JonesRather than serving as a substitute for work, the food stamps program “increasingly serves the working poor,” as the USDA itself noted in a March release. More than half of SNAP families with children include an adult …

KIRO Seattle Trump administration wants more people to work to get food stampsKIRO Seattle"The American dream has never been to live on government benefits," wrote Brandon Lipps, the agency's Food and Nutrition Service administrator. "People who can work should work. We must facilitate the transition for individuals and families to …

CNNMoney Trump administration wants more people to work for food stamps …CNNMoneyTrump's Agriculture Department is promoting more self-sufficiency for people receiving food stamps. The agency is stressing that people who can work should work.and more » More: continued here

NBC Montana Trump administration wants more to work for food stampsNBC MontanaNEW YORK (CNNMoney) – First Medicaid. Now food stamps. The Trump administration is pushing to require more recipients of government aid to work for benefits. The focus this week turned to those on food stamps. The U.S. Department of …

Politico Trump administration wants more people to work for food stampsCNNMoneyThe Trump administration is pushing to require more recipients of government aid to work for benefits. The focus this week turned to those on food stamps. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will work with states to "promote …

Today in history: First thrift stamps purchased from Cadillac post officeCadillac NewsErnest R. Brodeur purchased the first thrift stamp from the local post office. Brodeur bought some for his little son, Kenneth. The stamps have been here for several days but so far very few have been sold as the …

The Herald Zimbabwe: No Heroes Acre Burial for Dr StampsAllAfrica.comTHE late health advisor to the president and cabinet, Dr Timothy Stamps, will not be interred at the Heroes Acre in Harare despite being declared a national hero. According to the family, the decision was in line with the former health …

HuffPost Food Stamp Fight Looms In Congress After Tax Code Overhaul …HuffPostDonald Trump and conservative Republicans are itching for "welfare reform."and more » More: continued here

USA TODAY Lottery loopholes in the Farm Bill are costing SNAP recipientsUSA TODAYAlthough Congress passed a law nearly four years ago to ensure lottery winners don't continue to collect taxpayer-funded food stamps, little has been done to actually implement the new rule. On their way out the door, Obama officials …