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May 17, 2012
Andrew Cuomo: New Yorkers Will No Longer Need Fingers To Get Food Stamps
Good news for the nutritionally challenged: you'll soon no longer need fingers to get food stamps.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that the wheels are in motion to do away with a policy that requires food stamp recipients to submit their fingerprints to the government. The policy is considered ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Bloomberg's Soda Ban: It Depends What You Mean By "Improve"
In this corner: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to grant New York City a two-year waiver to ban the purchase of soda with food-stamp cards, saying it's a matter of public health. In the far corner: Joel Berg, New York Coalition Against Hunger director ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Bloomberg's Food-Stamp Soda Ban: Illegal, Immoral, Fattening?
If you've been remotely awake today (or at least clicking on your morning Runnin' Scared links), you're no doubt aware that Mayor Bloomberg has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow New York City to bar its 1.7 million citizens with food-stamp cards from using them to buy soda. "T ... More >>
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August 21, 2007
Bloomberg Charges the Homeless Rent
The mayor does what his predecessor always wanted to: charge for shelter stays
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November 27, 2001
A Tear in the Net
As Federal Dollars Disappear, No Security for City’s Poor

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