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Atlanta Journal Constitution Thousands of Georgians dropped from food stampsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThousands of Georgians are no longer collecting food stamps due to new work requirements, according to state figures released Tuesday. The new work mandate applies to food stamp recipients in 21 counties – several in metro Atlanta – who …

ThinkProgress Behold the full horror of Donald Trump's 25 percent food stamps cutThinkProgressFood stamps have always been paid for solely by the federal government, with state lawmakers required to cover only one half of the program's lean administrative costs. Trump would end that 100–0 cost split, forcing state appropriators to …

Washington Post Trump official in charge of food stamps departs from Trump's plan to gut the programWashington PostAgriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is departing from the president's plan to overhaul U.S. food aid, reaffirming on Wednesday that he still does not believe the food stamp system is “broken” or requires any …

Military.com Proposed Food Stamp Cuts Would Hit Military Families | Military.comMilitary.comThousands of military families would be impacted by President Donald Trump's proposal for major cuts to the food stamp program.and more » More: continued here

Boing Boing USPS issues circular, textured sports ball stampsBoing BoingEach of the 16 self-adhesive circular stamps showcases illustrations of one of eight sports balls: baseball, basketball, football, golf, kickball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. A special coating applied to selected areas of the stamps during the …and more » More: continued here

The Atlantic The Messy Relationship Between Food Stamps and HealthThe AtlanticThe debate about food stamps largely centers on whether the program promotes dependency. In defending the proposal to The New York Times, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said, “What we have done is not try to remove the social …

Atlanta Journal Constitution Work requirements force thousands of Georgians off food stampsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThousands of Georgians are no longer collecting food stamps due to new work requirements, according to state figures released Tuesday. The new work mandate applies to food stamp recipients in 21 counties – several in metro Atlanta …

New York Post Trump wants to impose work requirement for food stamp usersNew York PostThe Trump administration wants to impose a work requirement on able-bodied adults who receive food stamps and force states to pick up some of the costs as part of a wider plan to slash spending by …

Quartz Federal budget 2017: Trump's budget would cut $200 billion from …QuartzThe new US budget the Trump administration plans to unveil later today is expected to propose trimming $193 billion over the next decade from the US …Local food banks brace for cuts to food stamp fundingKSBY San Luis Obispo NewsTrump …

Vox 45 million Americans rely on food stamps. Trump wants to gut the program.VoxFormerly known as food stamps, the program began as a pilot under President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as part of the war on poverty. Today, SNAP is the biggest and most important nutrition assistance program: About …