State: Nearly 1 in 5 use food stamps in ArizonaSan Francisco ChroniclePHOENIX (AP) — Nearly one in five Arizonans now rely on food stamps, according to state officials. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/Z1Pycn) that food-stamp enrollment has doubled in Arizona in four years, to more than 1.1 million people …Editorial: Community need for food helpPlattsburgh…
UPI.com Booker: Living on food stamps toughUPI.com8 (UPI) — Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker said the hardest part of living like a food-stamp recipient was giving up coffee. In an interview on CNN, Booker said eating an adequate diet was also harder than he thought it would be. Booker ends a week of … More:…
Rising Democratic star Newark Mayor Cory Booker's conversation with Bob Schieffer. More: continued here
Food Stamp Use 50% Higher Under Obama Than Under BushFrontPage MagazineIn September the food stamp program hit another record high of 47,410, 324 people making use of it. 47 is an iconic number thanks to Romney's remark and 47 million is also 75 percent of Obama's 62 million popular vote total. Or to put it…
Counties skirt intent of state speed camera lawBaltimore SunTo prove that speeding tickets were issued in error, it used pictures from the cameras to measure the distance that vehicles traveled and then compared that distance to each picture's time stamps, which were recorded down to the thousandth of a second. More: continued here
Cory Booker Responds To Critics Of His Food Stamp Challenge (VIDEO)Huffington PostWhile he's been lauded on Twitter for his efforts to highlight the struggles of some 42 million Americans on food stamps, some have suggested he is misleading about how the program is designed to be used. On Wednesday, CNN's Christine Romans took … More:…
Examiner.com Mayor Cory Booker food stamp challenge brings awareness to portionsExaminer.comOn Dec. 8, Cory Booker posted to his LinkedIn profile that "day four" was the most difficult day in his SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) “food stamp” challenge. The Newark mayor mentioned his daily food intake could not continue at that …Mayor on food stamps:…
Nearly 1 in 5 use food stamps, state saysazcentral.comNearly one in five Arizonans now rely on food stamps, a statistic that — depending on your point of view — proves that either the state's poverty level is too high or the government program is too generous. The number of Americans who receive food …Editorial: Community…
Zap2it.com (blog) Newark Mayor Cory Booker on food stamps: Caffeine withdrawal and apple …Zap2it.com (blog)Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who became something of a social media king after Hurricane Sandy ravaged his city and he diligently responded to requests and cries for help via Twitter, is spending one week on food stamps in order to show…
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker is eating on a food stamp budget for one week, and said that he hopes to create “communities of compassion” with his challenge. He told TODAY’s Erica Hill, “In order for our city to be successful, we all have to be invested in each other’s success.” (TODAY) More: continued here