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Food stamps survive final day of legislative session
Arizona Daily Sun Perhaps the most notable was a decision by the House not to take a final vote on a passed bill that could have resulted in 80,000 adults losing food stamps. That measure was a last-minute proposal by Rep. Justin Olson, R-Mesa, who tacked it on to … |
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Knowing what the other two teams in the West have done this Labour Day weekend will only serve to ratchet up the pressure at Calgary’s sold-out McMahon Stadium on Monday. More: continued here
Fortune Digital Food Stamps Could Help Solve SNAP ProblemsFortuneThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken a step toward digitizing its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps. The group is working on a two-year pilot program that allows SNAP users to use their food …and more » More: continued here
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The number of Americans relying on food stamps has soared to historic levels, and Michigan has seen a bigger increase than most states. More: continued here
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…
ABC News Second child shot by mother dies after food stamp office standoffNational Post (blog)By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO — A 10-year-old boy shot by his mother in a standoff at the state food stamp office in Laredo, Texas, earlier this week died after his estranged father chose to take him off life support, Laredo…