Farm Bill Ties Food Stamps to Work, Adjusts Farm Aid – Roll Call

WSB Atlanta Calling for help with your food stamps? You could reach a solicitor …WSB AtlantaStrickland called the number and heard a boiler room full of operators in the background.and more » More: continued here

New York Daily News Food StampsTexarkana GazetteThe two want to ban the use of food stamps for sugary drinks such as soda or fruit punch. “This initiative will give New York families more money to spend …Hello, Big Brother! Food Stamps Won't Buy Soft DrinksSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)Healthy Food & Food StampsJustmeansBanning purchase of sugary…

Maria Gaie Beyer: Don't shame food stamp recipientsMadison.comBut buying ingredients for making cookies is expensive, so we used our food stamps to buy Oreos, self-consciously explaining our dilemma to the store clerk. That's also what we'd do when asked to bring a two-liter of soda to a church or school event …and more » More: continued…

Elliott StampsAmerica’s Most Wanted, DC –3 hours agoElliott Evan Stamps, 38, has a four-page criminal rap sheet, and the US Marshals say he's one of the most violent fugitives ever added to their Most Wanted … More: continued here

The new face of food stamps: working-age AmericansFox NewsFood stamp participation since 1980 has grown the fastest among workers with some college training, a sign that the safety net has stretched further to cover America's former middle class, according to an analysis of government data for The Associated …and more » More: continued here

Daily Caller Sen. Johnson moves to isolate food stamp spending from farm billDaily CallerWisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has introduced a motion to send the Agriculture, Reform, Food and Jobs Act back to committee and divide it into two.and more » More: continued here