63,000 people depend on food stamps in Onondaga County

Hunger is a growing problem in the United States, especially with people out of work because of the recession, but the federally funded SNAP program, or food stamps, is aimed at stopping people from going hungry. As our Katie Gibas tells us, the government has changed the requirements so more …

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Food Stamps, Medicaid Affected by New Bill – WFPL

Central Florida News 13 Food Stamps, Medicaid Affected by New BillWFPLTo help meet Medicaid costs, Congress will reduce federal food stamp funding more quickly than anticipated, says Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family …Pa. to get $1 billion for teacher jobs, MedicaidPittsburgh Post GazetteWashington providing funding for 500 teacher jobs …

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Dan Rostenkowski, Lawmaker, Is Dead at 82 – New York Times

ABC News Dan Rostenkowski, Lawmaker, Is Dead at 82New York TimesMr. Rostenkowski was pushed to the center of the scandal after investigators asserted that he had bought $22000 in stamps from the House post office with …Rostenkowski dead at 82Politico (blog)Dan Rostenkowski: Classic Chicago Pol and Bipartisan FigureNewsweekDurbin: Late Rostenkowski …

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