NJ.com (blog) Cory Booker's food stamp shopping, critiquedNJ.com (blog)What person on food stamps buys organic olive oil? Any frugal shopper knows that's simply out of the question on a tight budget. But — news flash in defense of the mayor — it turns out it was on sale. Instead of its usual price of $10.99,…
Arizona food-stamp rolls continue rise to near-record highsKTAR.comWASHINGTON — Arizona added 17,000 people to its food stamp rolls in October, as near-record-high levels of assistance continued to stubbornly hang on after 18 months. The increase from September to October brought the total number of food stamp… More: continued here
Cleveland Foodbank exec Anne Goodman says food stamp growth lagged the …PolitiFactMention food stamps in a mixed political crowd and you'll get a full buffet of opinions — starchy, sugary, wilted and done to a turn — about the people who use them. Exhibit A is the array of reader comments on Cleveland.com after a…
Federal court orders Connecticut Department of Social Services to expedite …New Haven RegisterHARTFORD — 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 …and more » More: continued…
Farm Futures Ag chair says she's open to more food stamp cutsBusinessweekWASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee says she is willing to consider higher cuts to the food stamp program in an effort to include a massive five-year farm bill in negotiations on the so-called fiscal cliff. Sen.US House, White…
TAKE IT OUTSIDE: No ticket to be issued in duck-stamp caseRapid City Journal (blog)The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service enforcement folks have decided not to issue me a ticket for hunting ducks without a duck stamp. As you might recall, the state Game, Fish & Parks Department got tips on my brief-but-illegal duck hunt without…
Food stamp program could face cutsKSDKDemocratic politicians like the mayors of Newark and Phoenix have taken the food stamp challenge: living on food stamps for one week to show support for the program. The food stamp challenge could also refer to the difficulty of putting food on the … More: continued here
Food stamps have wide public supportNorth Denver NewsBoston, MA – A new poll from researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that the U.S. public broadly supports increasing or maintaining spending on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the … More: continued here
Federal court orders Connecticut Department of Social Services to expedite …Middletown PressHARTFORD — 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 …and more » More: continued here
Salon Cory Booker takes a vow of hungerSalonBooker replied, “We have a shared responsibility that kids go to school nutritionally ready 2 learn,” prompting MwadeNC to say that food stamps should cover breakfast. That's when it got interesting. “Lets you and I try to live on food stamps in New … More: continued here