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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said a problem with a new business system kept 2,100 people from getting help on time. More: continued here

Local Food Stamp Applications UpKWTX, TX –3 hours ago(December 8, 2008)–The number of area residents applying for food stamps is up 25 percent from a year ago, the Department of Health and Human Services says … More: continued here

New system causes some Idahoans to go without food stampsKBCI CBS 2, ID –4 minutes agoCarrie receives food stamps from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. She said her family was supposed to get them at the beginning of December after … More: continued here

OF FOOD STAMPS AND FRAUDCityLimits.org –3 hours agoOne reason food stamps are an appealing anti-poverty measure for municipal governments is that they are funded federally. In the Bloomberg years, …CAN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BE MORE USER-FRIENDLY?CityLimits.orgall 2 news articles More: continued here

Chasing Food Stamp Change Began SlowlyNumisMaster.com, WI –16 minutes agoI have been known to chase all sorts of strange little numismatic jewels, and the area of food stamp change was a perfect fit in my hierarchy of items worth … More: continued here

Anne Arundel has greatest increase of recipientsBaltimore Sun, United States –9 minutes agoAP Record numbers of Maryland residents are receiving food stamps this year, the Department of Human Resources says. Anne Arundel County, with a 26 percent … More: continued here

Godwin Heights' Stamps has academics coveredMLive.com, MI –5 hours agoFor Godwin Heights senior basketball player Corey Stamps, his summer involved a drive to Chicago. It wasn't technically work in a job sense, … More: continued here

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – State lawmakers have approved Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s request to hire 60 workers to help the state meet a growing demand for food stamps. More: continued here

Record numbers get food stamps in Md.Examiner.com –34 minutes agoArundel's increase came last month, compared with November 2007, when, the department says, some 15700 people in the county got food stamps. … More: continued here

Labor Deputy Secretary Cinta Kaipat has warned retail outlets that accept food stamps that the work permits of their alien workers will be cancelled if they don’t comply with the regulations to employ at least one U.S. citizen. More: continued here