StarWatch Consumer | Food stamps reach record 47.1 millionKansas City StarA record 47.1 million Americans received food stamps in August, the government said, as stubborn unemployment levels kept enrollment high. Participation was up 0.9 percent from July and 2.9 percent higher than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of … More: continued here
Missouri to audit food stamp program after charges at casinos, strip clubsKansas City StarSchweich says the audit will focus on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Electronic Benefit Transfer process, which is used to access food stamps. The audit has been added to the 2013 schedule for Schweich's office. Schweich pointed to …and more »…
Any Stamps Today?Corning Leader (blog)I dug out a stamp catalog recently, to see how our region is represented in US postage stamps. And it turns out that the winner in the Western New York stamp sweepstakes is… the Curtiss Jenny. Made by thousands in Buffalo and a few hundred in … More: continued here
Eligibility for food stamps: It's origin and adoption by statesCattleNetwork.comWith the US election over, attention turns to issues Congress left unfinished when the election recess began, including the farm bill. While dragging the adoption of a farm bill well beyond its expiration, even into a new year, is not a problem in and … More:…
Forward (blog) An Inside Look at the JCPA Food Stamp ChallengeForward (blog)For the gourmands among us in NYC, the words “food” and “crisis” are likely to refer to an inability to choose which hot new restaurant to grace for dinner. The word “hunger” can often get lost in the cacophony of “local,” “pasture-raised” and ……
Food stamps enrollments: 47.1M in US, 1.13M in Arizona, 4M in Calif.Bizjournals.comClose to 1.13 million Arizonans are on federal food stamps, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That means 17 percent of the state's residents are on food stamps. The latest enrollment numbers are as of Aug. 31 and ……
Toledo Blade Ohioans' food stamp aid to be cutToledo BladeOhio families receiving food stamps could get an unwelcome surprise come January: $50 less every month in assistance. For the 869,000 households enrolled in the program for the poorest Ohioans, that could amount to about $520 million annually out of … More: continued here
ABC News Farm bill could hinge on budget talksBarre Montpelier Times ArgusWASHINGTON — A farm bill that stalled in Congress before the election could see quick action by the end of the year if congressional leaders decide they need its spending cuts — including a small reduction in the $80-billion-a-year food stamps…New Farm Bill Might…
Ohio families receiving food stamps could get an unwelcome surprise come January: $50 less every month in assistance. For the 869,000 households enrolled in the program, that could amount to about $520 million annually out of the grocery budgets of the poorest Ohioans. Because of how utility expenses are calculated by the federal government for…
College students and food stampsBizjournals.com (blog)When you think of a food stamp recipient, the images of a single mother or someone on the unemployment line come to mind. Not necessarily that of a backpack-clad, greek-letter-wearing college student. But with the struggling economy and rising cost of … More: continued here