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Las Vegas Sun Experiencing hunger in Las Vegas: $3.39 a day buys little food, lots of lessonsLas Vegas SunThe family is part of a program where people to try to live on what a person on food stamps lives on. By J. Patrick Coolican (contact) Some Las Vegans learned last …

The Clash Over Fingerprinting For Food StampsNPRby Cindy Rodriguez A sign in a New York City market window advertises that it accepts food stamps. A sign in a New York City market window advertises that it accepts food stamps. Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants New York City to stop requiring fingerprinting …

If New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has his way, New York City will no longer fingerprint food stamp recipients. He says fingerprinting stigmatizes needy people and stops them from applying for assistance. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg disagrees, arguing that without fingerprinting, fraud would escalate. More: continued here

Los Angeles Times Food stamp bills seek to restrict junk foodLos Angeles TimesShe has sponsored legislation to stop people from buying junk food with food stamps. (Chris O'Meara, Associated Press / January 10, 2012) By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times Ronda Storms is a Republican state senator from Florida.and more » …

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The following are excerpts from editorials in newspapers owned by Gannett, the parent company of The News-Press. More: continued here

Welfare issue makes political comeback; so do mistruthsThe Seattle TimesBy Dawn Turner Trice Shani Smith, who lives in Chicago, receives food stamps to help ends meet. Food-stamp spending is on the rise. In vitro fertilization: Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called Sunday for a commission to study the …Asset test …

Attack ads, food stamps, court rulingThe News-Press“The fact is that more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history,” said Newt Gingrich, the Republican presidential candidate. “Now, I know among the politically correct you're not supposed to use facts … More: continued …

On the change in policy that eliminates food stamps for children whose parents are illegal immigrants, Wm. Jeff Kahrs, the interim acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, writes: “SRS remains committed to providing assistance to those who genuinely qualify for it, as well as to …

Kansas City Star As I See It | Fair policy on food stamps for KansansKansas City StarLast October, the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services revised the way it calculates eligibility for the federal food stamp program to make it fair and non-discriminatory. The former policy treated applicants in …