Entitlements

In this file photo taken Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, an Electronic Benefit Transfer card, food stamp recipients use to purchase food, is seen at the Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Those at the front lines of junk-food food stamp purchases rail at USDA secrecy

Luke Rosiak -

August 12, 2014 2:59 pm

Business

Program offers low-interest loans to farmers

Washington Examiner -

August 12, 2014 8:02 am

Business

US settles with Kansas over alleged pension fraud

Roxana Hegeman -

August 11, 2014 8:26 pm

Many U.S. workers avoid dealing with the IRS whenever possible -- even when it comes to changing tax-withholding forms that could make their paychecks bigger. That may mean a refund windfall in the 2019 tax-filing season.

Politics

Why a program for the poor may be helping big banks instead

Susan Ferrechio -

August 11, 2014 7:29 pm

There is a very good reason to believe that extending unemployment benefits to a maximum of 99 weeks in recent years held back the labor supply. (iStock Photo)

Columnists

Lower benefits, higher jobs — Paul Ryan has it right

Lawrence Kudlow -

August 11, 2014 2:57 pm

The Arkansas Department of Human Services says nearly 8,000 more Arkansans were approved for coverage under the state's expanded Medicaid program last month. (iStock Image)

Healthcare

More than 192,000 in Arkansas signed up for Medicaid

Associated Press -

August 11, 2014 1:12 pm

Buffalo and Erie County are seeing a big increase in the number of older residents receiving food stamps, though families with children continue to make up the largest group participating in the federal program, according to a report in The Buffalo News. (iStock Image)

Buffalo-area seniors on food stamps rises

Associated Press -

August 11, 2014 1:05 pm

Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner speaks at a news conference in Chicago. After being hammered by his opponent, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, for putting investments in the Cayman Islands, Raunerâs campaign fired back, saying Quinnâs own pension fund, and that of many Illinois teachers and other public employees, also have investments there. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Campaigns

Illinois governor, opponent clash over investments, pensions

Sara Burnett -

August 11, 2014 1:00 pm

Business

Ohio prisons may invite food service inspections

Kantele Franko -

August 8, 2014 11:05 pm

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Tag: Entitlements

Those at the front lines of junk-food food stamp purchases rail at USDA secrecy

Program offers low-interest loans to farmers

US settles with Kansas over alleged pension fraud

Why a program for the poor may be helping big banks instead

Lower benefits, higher jobs — Paul Ryan has it right

More than 192,000 in Arkansas signed up for Medicaid

Buffalo-area seniors on food stamps rises

Illinois governor, opponent clash over investments, pensions

Ohio prisons may invite food service inspections

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