Letters | KCI, food stamps, Kris KobachKansas City StarFood stamp question. Last year, more billions of dollars were spent on food stamps. Public schools are providing free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch to most of the children in the food stamp program, and in many districts they are also providing … More: continued here
Federal Court Orders State Social Services Department to Expedite Food Stamp…Housatonic TimesHARTFORD — A federal court Wednesday ordered the state Department of Social Services to process food stamps in a timely fashion, criticizing it for its “persistent systemic failure” to comply with the regulations. The ruling by U.S. District Court …Judge orders Conn. to process…
BuzzFeed Food Stamps ProgramBuzzFeedShould people who use food stamps be limited to purchasing nutritional food only and prohibited from purchasing junk food and alcoholic beverages? I went to breakfast with a friend of mine. We spent two hours discussing how to decorrupt the U.S … More: continued here
WTNH Judge: Food stamp application too longWTNHHARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Department of Social Services offices like the one in Hartford are among the busiest places in most cities, a reflection of the tough economic times. Nearly a quarter of a million Connecticut residents currently qualify for … More: continued here
Daily Caller Cory Booker: Food Stamp Challenge Resulting In Hunger Pains, Caffeine …Huffington PostThe Newark, N.J. mayor is now on day three of his self-imposed food stamp challenge. Inspired by a Twitter spat about the responsibility of government to provide food for its people, Booker decided to live for a week on the monetary equivalent…
CNN Host Uses Cory Booker's Food Stamp Challenge To Dismiss Millions …Media Matters for America (blog)CNN's Christine Romans dismissed millions of Americans who rely exclusively on food stamps for nutrition in a segment discussing Newark Mayor Cory Booker's decision to take the food stamp challenge. Romans downplayed Booker's attempt to … More: continued here
California Implements “Purina Food Stamp” ProgramGlossy News (satire)Sinking Ship, CA – In a progressive move, the California Senate approved a law to provide for California Purina Stamps for pets. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2013. Pet owners whose pets no longer possess the instinct for hunting and gathering … More: continued here
CBS Local Newark Mayor Booker To Live On Food Stamps For A Week Beginning TuesdayCBS LocalThe popular mayor, who is known for his active use of the social media site Twitter, agreed to live on the monetary equivalent of food stamps for a week when he was given the challenge by one of his Twitter…
MSNBC Cory Booker's food stamp challenge: Stunt or learning experience?MSNBCBeginning on Tuesday of this week, Newark mayor Cory Booker started a seven day experiment living off food stamps. Poverty experts and food stamp recipients told MSNBC that the so-called Food Stamp challenge was laudable, even if it doesn't necessarily … More: continued here
Cory Booker's First Day on Food Stamps: Can't Afford Coffee and Long Periods …ColorLines magazineNewark Mayor Cory Booker says he went without food for long periods throughout his first day on the SNAP Challenge. The normally caffeinated mayor also complained he couldn't afford coffee or Diet Pepsi. Booker started a weeklong Supplemental Nutrition … More:…