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Bloomberg Trump Voters Would Be Hit Hardest by GOP's Food Stamp Work RulesBloombergThe farm bill reauthorizes all U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly called food stamps. The plan sent to the House floor by the Agriculture Committee on a party-line vote last …and …

Baltimore Sun Crab crackdown? Feds' move to restrict food stamp use for carryout crabs seen as new threat to seafood industryBaltimore SunFederal regulators have forbidden many Baltimore-area carryout shops from accepting food stamps for steamed crabs, stirring debate over whether such purchases are an appropriate use of government benefits, and …

USA TODAY If people on food stamps made Jared Kushner's paperwork mistakes, they might starveUSA TODAYUnable to work but (unlike President Trump) also unable to rely upon his father to bail him out well into his 40s, he sought help from SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as …

New Report Highlights Abuse of Work Requirement Waivers for Food StampsWBIW.com(NAPLES, FL) – A new report, released today by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA), highlights how states have exempted able-bodied adults from food stamp work requirements through widespread waiver misuse and loopholes. Federal law …and more » More: continued here

Miami’s Community Newspapers Palmer Trinity Student Wynne Owre Recipient of Stamps Ensemble Scholarship AwardMiami’s Community NewspapersAs a Stamps Ensemble Scholarship Award winner and member of the Stamps String Quartet at the University of Miami Frost School for Music, Wynne has been offered a full four-year scholarship that includes room and …

Reuters Investor Bill Gross to auction renowned stamp collectionReutersUnfortunately, Gross found that the mass-produced stamps were worth less than their face value. But the gesture drove him to build one of the world's most valuable U.S. stamp collections, valued at $42 million, part of which will be auctioned in October.Bill …

WSB Atlanta Food stamp work requirement could change, concerning low-income familiesWSB AtlantaWASHINGTON – There is major pushback against a government program that helps millions of low-income families put food on the table. Some lawmakers in Washington do not believe all those families deserve the program. However, for struggling families, … More: …

Seattle Times GOP plan to tie food stamps to job training is not 'reform'Seattle TimesGOP plan to tie food stamps to job training is not 'reform'. Originally published May 9, 2018 at 3:05 pm Updated May 9, 2018 at 3:10 pm. Food banks are stretching to meet demand even as …

Fox Business 'Bond King' Bill Gross to auction off stamps for charityFox BusinessBillionaire investor Bill Gross plans once again to auction off part of his $42 million stamp collection, with proceeds again going to charity. Continue Reading Below. Gross, known as “the Bond King,” is a co-founder of the Pacific …

New York Magazine Trump Demands More Stringent Work Requirements for Food Stamps RecipientsNew York MagazineBut there was one item of mandatory business on the congressional agenda that provides an opportunity for such GOP “messaging” (if that's the right euphemism for demonizing the poor), and it looks like Trump is seizing …