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FreshDirect pushes online food-stamp shoppingCrain’s New York BusinessIn advance of its move to the Bronx, the Internet grocer asks Congress to let food stamps be used for online purchases. More: continued here

U.S. News & World Report House Democrats fall short in efforts to block food stamp cuts as lawmakers …Washington PostWASHINGTON — Democrats fell short in efforts Wednesday to block cuts to the food stamp program as the House Agriculture Committee moved ahead on a half-trillion-dollar bill to fund farm and …

Washington Times Food stamps big issue as House Agriculture Committee takes up farm billWashington PostWASHINGTON — The House Agriculture Committee encountered an ideological rift Wednesday over the federal food stamp program as it began voting on a half-trillion-dollar farm policy and food assistance bill.Food stamp cuts fire up Dems on …

WRGB Food stamps accepted at State Plaza Farmer's MarketWRGBALBANY — Starting Wednesday, anyone on food stamps can use them for fresh fruits and vegetables at.and more » More: continued here

The SNAP program is a point of contention with lawmakers the Farm Bill is revised Wednesday More: continued here

Let people on food stamps buy necessitiesSyracuse.com (blog)To the Editor: I have been reading quite a few articles in your paper regarding what people do not want persons on food stamps to buy: cigarettes, alcohol, etc. While I agree with that, I cannot understand why people on food stamps are …

NorthEscambia.com Dispute Over $10 And Food Stamps Leads To Battery Of Elderly WomanNorthEscambia.comA Molino man is jailed, charged with the battery of an elderly woman over $10 and a food stamp card. Alvin Richard Wallace, 47, was charged with one count of felony battery on a person 65 years or …

WASHINGTON – The House Agriculture Committee is running into an ideological gulf over the federal food stamp program as it begins voting on a half-trillion-dollar farm policy and food assistance bill. More: continued here

Deadline extended for food stamps applicationsThe Newark AdvocateNEWARK — Licking County Job and Family Services will accept paperwork from individuals who received food stamp reimbursement from the June 29 storm's aftermath until Thursday.Deadline extended for W.Va. residents affected by storms to apply for …The Herald-Mailall 2 news articles » More: continued …

Washington Times D.C. food stamp paybacks due for power outage lossesWashington TimesThe D.C. government will pay food-stamp recipients who say they lost food because of recent power outages, officials said — even though the majority of stores doing business in food stamps sell almost no perishable foods.Confessions of a Food …