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March 12, 2012
State Sen. Daniel Squadron, Assemblyman Keith Wright: End Food Stamp Fingerprinting
Only two places in America still require fingerprints from food stamp recipients: Arizona and New York City. While this isn't too surprising from a state that practically had a ban on controversial Mexican-American books in one school district (no, really), it's a bit odd to see something like thi ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
USDA Shutters Hundreds of Outposts
The agency that helps farmers and ranchers -- and basically just makes sure that the country's food production goes smoothly and that Americans are fed -- is shutting down hundreds of regional offices to save money, the Associated Press reports.
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January 3, 2012
Food Stamp Spending Surges at City Greenmarkets
More and more food stamps are getting spent at the city's farmers' markets -- and on healthy items such as fresh produce -- according to an exclusive report by NY1.
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December 22, 2011
Marcus Samuelsson Talks Urban Farming
Marcus Samuelsson has recently penned an op-ed for the Huffington Post, in which he implores readers to think deeply about food policy during the upcoming elections.
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December 13, 2011
Millionaires on Food Stamps?
A new GOP-backed bill would prevent super-rich people from getting food stamps, even though they already can't, The New York Times reports.
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December 13, 2011
Cops: Food Stamps Traded for Blow and Cash
Not a positive idea. So you can't use food stamps to go to Hawaii -- but you might be able to feed your cocaine habit with them. Cops in Lynn, Mass. -- a Boston suburb -- say eight people used Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP) benefits for coke and cash, according to the Bosto ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Report: Food Stamps Boost Economy
About one third of the people who can get food stamps do not, meaning many U.S. states have lost out on a steady source of cash, Bloomberg reports. According to the news service, people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, spend about $64 billion per year.
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December 8, 2011
Food Banks Cut Help to Needy Families
While some politicians think that poor people use food stamps for trips to Hawaii and that the program should be limited, aid for hungry Americans keeps dwindling.
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December 7, 2011
Newt Gingrich: Obama Is the "Finest Food Stamp" President
Newt Gingrich thinks Barack Obama is a bad president -- for helping more poor Americans eat. Thing is, Obama isn't exactly responsible for recent, record-setting numbers of food-stamp beneficiaries. Gingrich, who wants to run on the Republican ticket in the 2012 presidential election, has ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
AP: Mom Kills Self, Shoots Kids, Over Food Stamps
http://thewhizzer.blogspot.com/A Texas woman who was denied food stamps fatally shot herself and severely wounded her two children in a state welfare office Tuesday, The Associated Press reports.
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December 2, 2011
Newt Gingrich: Pay for Your Next Vacation with Food Stamps
If you are too poor to buy food but have always dreamed of visiting the South Pacific, don't worry: You can pay for your groceries -- and your next Hawaiian vacation -- with food stamps. Actually, that's not true -- not even close to being true -- but Newt Gingrich, who wants to rep the GOP in the ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
More Vets Seek Food Stamps
What better way to start your day than with sobering news? Turns out, the downturn economy hasn't just prompted more everyday Americans to apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- formerly known as food stamps.
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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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September 19, 2000
Saving the Safety Net
Advocates Mobilize to Revamp Federal Welfare Law

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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State Sen. Daniel Squadron, Assemblyman Keith Wright: End Food Stamp Fingerprinting

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USDA Shutters Hundreds of Outposts

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Food Stamp Spending Surges at City Greenmarkets

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Marcus Samuelsson Talks Urban Farming

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Millionaires on Food Stamps?

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Cops: Food Stamps Traded for Blow and Cash

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Report: Food Stamps Boost Economy

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Food Banks Cut Help to Needy Families

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Newt Gingrich: Obama Is the "Finest Food Stamp" President

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AP: Mom Kills Self, Shoots Kids, Over Food Stamps

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Newt Gingrich: Pay for Your Next Vacation with Food Stamps

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More Vets Seek Food Stamps

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Bloomberg's Soda Ban: It Depends What You Mean By "Improve"

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