Report Urges Food Stamp Program To Clarify Purchases, Corporate Profits
Anthony Smukall's shopping list might look similar to that of many American's: Milk, eggs, whole grain bread, apples, assorted berries. But Smukall buys these products with his monthly SNAP allotment –...
View ArticleNearly 18 Million U.S. Households Had Trouble Getting Food Last Year
An estimated 14.9 percent of U.S. households — 17.9 million in total — "had difficulty" at some point last year getting food because they just didn't have enough money or other resources, the U.S....
View ArticleRecession Still Hurting U.S. Families Trying To Put Food On The Table
The number of U.S. families struggling to put enough food on the table remains at record-high levels, according to new figures out today from the government. Last year, 1 in almost 7 households were...
View ArticleLiving On Food Stamps: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Starts Challenge Today
A campaign to raise awareness about the struggles of low-income Americans who depend on food stamps gets a high-profile plug today as Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J., begins a week of living on $30...
View ArticleFarm Bill Becomes Fodder In 'Fiscal Cliff' Wrangling
Among the loose ends that lawmakers would like to tie up before the end of this lame-duck session is the farm bill, which is made up mostly of crop subsidies and food stamps.The last farm bill expired...
View ArticleSpike That Email About Welfare And Work; Fact-Checkers Say It's Not True
If you've gotten the "Death Spiral" email that's apparently been arriving in many inboxes, here's the verdict from two major, nonpartisan fact checkers:It is NOT true, as the email claims, that in 11...
View ArticleHouse Passes Farm Bill Without Food Stamps
House Republicans have approved a farm bill sans food stamps, leaving a gaping hole in the middle of the measure for the first time in 40 years.The 216-208 vote was largely on party lines, with no...
View ArticleFood Stamp Cuts Could Take Bite Out Of Colorado Economy
More than half a million Coloradans who currently receive food stamps will likely see their benefits reduced this fall.
View ArticleHouse Bill Would Cut 3.8 Million People From Food Stamp Rolls
The House of Representatives is expected to take up a bill Thursday that would chart the course for federal nutrition programs for years to come.The measure calls for $40 billion in cuts over a decade...
View ArticleHouse Votes To Slash $40 Billion From Food Stamp Program
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Thursday to slash $40 billion from the federal food stamp program.GOP lawmakers cited what they said was widespread abuse of the program,...
View ArticleFarmers In Limbo – Again – As Farm Bill Expires
The farm bill expired at midnight on Monday, leaving farmers and ranchers across the country guessing at what federal farm policy will look like when they next put their crops in the ground.
View ArticleColorado Food Stamp Assistance Has Doubled Since Great Recession
More Coloradans are receiving food assistance today than during the worst months of the Great Recession.
View ArticleNew Bipartisan Farm Bill Emerges From Long Debate In Congress
Members of the House and Senate have reached a bipartisan agreement on a five-year farm bill that will end months of uncertainty for farmers and agriculture workers, its backers say. If enacted, it...
View ArticleSenate Approves Farm Bill, Now To President's Desk
The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill Tuesday by a vote of 68-32, sending it to the president’s desk and ending years of political wrangling.
View ArticleThe Uneasy Marriage Of Food Stamps And The Farm Bill
When President Obama signs the long-overdue Agriculture Act of 2014– the new farm bill – into law Friday, both farmers and food stamps advocates will be sighing in relief. This farm bill process was...
View ArticleYears In The Making, New Farm Bill Becomes Law
President Barak Obama signed the new farm bill into law Friday at Michigan State University in East Lansing, ending years of negotiations and wrangling.
View ArticleSmall Cuts To Food Stamps Add Up To Big Pains For Many Recipients
In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House of Representatives Wednesday approved a massive five-year farm bill that costs nearly half a trillion dollars.The bill includes some reductions to food...
View ArticleSenate Approves Farm Bill, Now To President's Desk
The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill Tuesday by a vote of 68-32, sending it to the president’s desk and ending years of political wrangling.
View ArticleThe Uneasy Marriage Of Food Stamps And The Farm Bill
When President Obama signs the long-overdue Agriculture Act of 2014– the new farm bill – into law Friday, both farmers and food stamps advocates will be sighing in relief. This farm bill process was...
View ArticleYears In The Making, New Farm Bill Becomes Law
President Barak Obama signed the new farm bill into law Friday at Michigan State University in East Lansing, ending years of negotiations and wrangling.
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