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PolitiFact: Minimum wage won't get you off food stamps
MyStatesman.com Pitching for a raise in the minimum wage, a labor leader suggested an increase could save all Texans money by elevating low-income workers who'd no longer need government help. We don't know about that. But we flipped on the Texas Truth-O-Meter after … |
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Critics pan planned food-stamp asset testLebanon Daily NewsA legislative committee is getting an earful of criticism about the Corbett administration's plan to bar Pennsylvanians who have more than a certain amount of assets from getting food stamps. Advocates for the poor, elderly and food stores testified …Asset test for food stamps gets first hearingDanville Newsall…
Irish artist's painting to appear on UN stamp for autism awarenessthejournal.ieA PAINTING BY Irish artist Colm Isherwood has been chosen by the United Nations for use on one of its new stamps to raise awareness about autism. The Cork man's painting was one of just eight pieces selected following a worldwide search for talented ……
Politico Food stamp changes may usher in welfare reform pushPoliticoUSDA signaled on Tuesday plans to give states greater flexibility over how they administer food stamps, potentially opening the door to stricter work requirements or drug testing on recipients. The announcement comes as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker …USDA signals plan giving states more flexibility over food…
WSYM-TV Requirements for people receiving food stamps reinstated by MDHHSWSYM-TVThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is re-instating work requirements for people receiving food stamps in several mid-Michigan counties. Able-bodied adults without dependents will have to spend at least 20 hours a week at work or …and more » More: continued here
Shocker: Government Increases Food Stamp Entitlements, Number Of …Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, NDNow the cause: The 2007 US Farm Bill changed the name of the Food Stamp Program to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (all the better to fool the taxpayers into thinking this isn’t welfare) did more than just change the name of the program….
A heated battle is brewing on Capitol Hill over cuts to the food stamp program, with lawmakers quoting Bible verses at each other and benefits for millions of people hanging in the balance. More: continued here