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Correction: Food Stamps-Bike Share storySeattle TimesBOSTON (AP) — In a story Jan. 27 about a bike share discount offered to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants in the Boston-area, The Associated Press erroneously reported on the benefit program's involvement with bike sharing. The U …and more » More: continued here

Food Stamp Spending and Caseload Are Declining, Report SaysNew York Times (blog)The money spent on food stamps and the number of people who receive them are declining as the economy has improved, according to a report released Wednesday, even as the program remains a source of contention in congressional negotiations to …E. Field: Wrong prioritiesLewiston Sun…

Storm victims can get food stamp aidKnoxville News SentinelBy News Sentinel staff Food stamp assistance is being extended to residents in the six additional Tennessee counties to be declared federal disaster areas following last month's storms. Now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, …and more » More: continued here

Forum: Reform food stamp programPeoria Journal StarI am one of the millions of seniors who still work. I lost my husband in 2007, thus cutting my monthly income, so I work to help supplement. There are jobs out there if you really want to work. I'm a cashier in Galesburg. A large apartment complex is…

U.S. News & World Report A Food Stamp Food Fight That the Poor Will LoseU.S. News & World ReportThe Senate this week passed, by a vote of 66-27, a new farm bill that, amongst its many provisions, would eliminate more than $4 billion in food stamp funding over 10 years. But that's peanuts next to…

The Associated Press STIMULUS WATCH: $25 check may cost you food stampsThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama increased unemployment benefits as part of his economic stimulus, he also made some Americans ineligible for hundreds of dollars a month in food stamps. Under the economic recovery plan, laid-off workers … More: continued here