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ST. PAUL — Should food stamp recipients be allowed to use their benefits to purchase soda and junk food? It’s legal to buy soft drinks, chips and cookies using food stamps as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But increasingly, public health experts concerned about obesity are raising questions …

Criticism growing over ability to buy unhealthy food with food stampsLa Crosse TribuneST. PAUL — Should food stamp recipients be allowed to use their benefits to purchase soda and junk food? It's legal to buy soft drinks, chips and cookies using food stamps as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …

The Fed on Food StampsBusiness InsiderThough the Fed indirectly finances the food stamp program with its purchase of treasury securities — $45 billion per month starting in January — we wouldn't be surprised someday that the central bank actually begins to print food stamps. This wouldn …and more » More: continued …

New York Daily News No more bread for Sandy victims who need food stamp aid, city saysNew York Daily NewsCITY officials are refusing to give extra help to storm-battered New Yorkers who need food stamps, saying they're trying to show Washington that they're responsible with federal funds. Responding to criticism …

Nearly 40,000 Minnesotans Could Lose Food StampsPublic News ServiceCuts in funding for food stamps, or what are now called SNAP benefits, are expected to be included in a new Farm Bill. Colleen Moriarty, executive director of Hunger Solutions Minnesota, says SNAP shouldn't be cut because there's still a great need …

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Food stamps for junk food?Winona Daily NewsST. PAUL — Should food stamp recipients be allowed to use their benefits to purchase soda and junk food? It's legal to buy soft drinks, chips and cookies using food stamps as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But increasingly … More: continued …

CITY officials are refusing to give extra help to storm-battered New Yorkers who need food stamps, saying they’re trying to show Washington that they’re responsible with federal funds. More: continued here

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Wall Street Journal New York City Limits Storm Aid in Food Stamps Program – WSJ.comWall Street JournalNow, with the federal government offering a separate disaster-related food stamp hike in December, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration has taken a different tack, making residents in only 10 ZIP Codes and parts of two …