Food Stamps Spending at All-Time High
40 million Americans now receive the latest version of food stamps at a cost of $73B a year, sparking welfare debate
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40 million Americans now receive the latest version of food stamps at a cost of $73B a year, sparking welfare debate
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ThinkProgress The Last-Minute Change That Scott Walker Made To The Wisconsin Budget …ThinkProgressOne significant change would make it easier for the state to drug test anyone who applies for food stamps. Walker removed a provision that would have limited the tests to applicants with “reasonable suspicion,” saying the administration shouldn't have …and more » More: continued…
Food stamp fraud monitoring lacking, state auditor saysDayton Daily NewsBy Andrew J. Tobias, Staff Writer 2:49 PM Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost on Tuesday criticized the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for failing to adequately monitor fraud and abuse of the state's food stamp program …State Auditor Sounds…
WABE 90.1 FM Feds to pay Georgians $22 million in food stamp lawsuitAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThe U.S. Agriculture Department will pay 48,000 Georgia households a total of $22 million in a lawsuit settlement stemming from the state's problems with providing food stamps. The federal class-action lawsuit focused on longstanding problems with the …USDA To Pay Millions In…
The Inquisitr Maine Gov. Paul LePage Wants To Ban Buying Junk Food With Food StampsHuffington PostEver since Ronald Reagan complained about "strapping young bucks" using food stamps to buy T-bone steaks in 1976, lamenting the purchases of people on welfare has been a political tradition. In recent years, many lawmakers, mostly Republicans, have …Maine Governor Supports…
Michigan is changing its policy so food stamp applicants can exempt one car under new requirements limiting how much they can own and still get assistance, state Department of Human Services Director Maura Corrigan told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview Wednesday. More: continued here
Oregon State University Store Begins Accepting Food StampsDiverse: Issues in Higher EducationLast week the university announced the change to take SNAP cards, the aid program that replaced food stamps. Sanders said University Housing & Dining Services has been working on being able to accept SNAP since shortly after Cascadia Market, in the … More: continued here