Washington Post Moby caught flak for saying food stamps shouldn't pay for junk food …Washington PostYou know food policy's gone mainstream when Moby opines about it in the Wall Street Journal. And boy, did he take a beating. The musician's op-ed, which suggested that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps …With…
WMUR Manchester House panel moves to curb food stamps as part of 'workforce development' agendaWMUR ManchesterAgriculture panel Chairman Michael Conaway said the provisions would offer food stamp beneficiaries "the hope of a job and a skill and a better future for themselves and their families." At issue is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or …and…
Fox News House Republicans push tougher work requirements for food …Fox NewsThe House Agriculture Committee has voted along party lines to approve new work requirements for food stamps — a move fiercely opposed by Democrats and that could spell trouble for the farm bill working its way through Congress.Moby caught flak for saying food stamps…
Panel moves to curb food stamps, renew farm subsidiesAlpena NewsThe GOP-run Agriculture Committee approved the measure strictly along party lines after a contentious, five-hour hearing in which Democrats blasted the legislation, charging it would toss up to 2 million people off of food stamps and warning that it …and more » More: continued here
North Country Public Radio Gillibrand calls GOP plan to change food stamps"cynical"North Country Public RadioApr 19, 2018 — The House Agriculture Committee approved the long-awaited 2018 Farm Bill Wednesday. It includes a controversial change to food stamps that could push thousands of people off the program. The five-year Farm Bill, which is set to expire…
Washington Post Moby caught flak for saying food stamps shouldn't pay for junk food. But he's right.Washington PostYou know food policy's gone mainstream when Moby opines about it in the Wall Street Journal. And boy, did he take a beating. The musician's op-ed, which suggested that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food…
Gizmodo A Worrying Number of Amazon's Warehouse Workers Are Reportedly Living Off Food StampsGizmodoAmazon bills itself as a creator of jobs. Look no further than the ludicrous subsidy packages offered by cities in competition to host its second headquarters. But according to public records requests obtained by the Intercept, Amazon can drain public …and more »…
Rhode Island Public Radio Feds Threaten Funding For RI Food Stamps ProgramRhode Island Public RadioIt's the subject of a lawsuit by the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. And a federal judge has appointed a special master to oversee its operation. Hawkins said the state has secured over $85 million in credits…
Los Angeles Times With food stamp bill, GOP once again promotes work requirements …Los Angeles TimesThe latest House farm bill aims to squeeze America's neediest with work requirements that make no sense.The food industry's food stamps problemThe New Food EconomyGUEST COMMENTARY: Another counterproductive assault on food …Columbia MissourianPoll shows broad support for attaching work requirements…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Another counterproductive assault on food stampsColumbia MissourianOnce again, Republicans are taking aim at poor people. What is it this time? Adding a stricter work requirement to receive what used to be known as food stamps. (Today it's known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but that just doesn't … More: continued here