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House bill would allow drug testing for food stamps
U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON (AP) — A key House Republican is renewing a GOP push to allow drug tests for low-income food stamp recipients, a move to help states like Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker has sued the federal government to permit screening. Alabama … |
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MiamiHerald.com Cutting Food Stamps to Pay For School Lunch Programs?Care2.com (blog)As Lindsay Beyerstein wrote yesterday, it's particularly illogical to cut food stamps because they are an absolute success, both in terms of feeding people …Healthy School Lunch Bill Stalled by Food Stamp PoliticsTake PartChild nutrition bill, priority for first lady, stallsWashington PostSpilling our chances at…
After spending Saturday night celebrating that day’s regular-season-ending victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders defensive tackle DeVone Claybrooks arrived home with his roommate Charleston Hughes in the wee hours of Sunday morning. More: continued here
Gothamist FreshDirect Will Serve Entire Bronx and Take Food StampsDNAinfo(DNAinfo/Patrick Wall) PORT MORRIS — FreshDirect agreed Friday to serve all parts of The Bronx and launch a pilot program allowing food stamp users to make online orders. Critics slammed the city and state's decision earlier this year to award …Fresh Direct: Fine, We'll Deliver To…
Associated Press – October 2, 2008 4:14 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – State aid is flowing to southern Indiana counties hit hard by storms last month. More: continued here
More Illinois families are receiving food stamps than ever before as a result of the deepest recession in decades, state officials said Monday. More: continued here
GoLocalProv Rob Horowitz: Food Stamps Are the Wrong Political FootballGoLocalProvIt is the case, as Republicans point out, that food stamp usage has increased with nearly 50 million Americans now receiving SNAP assistance, including 17% of Rhode Island and 13% of Massachusetts residents. The program now costs more than $70 billion …Opinion: Cuts to food stamps will…