Food Stamps

A state auditor told Congress Wednesday that Ohio's food assistance program is likely suffering from

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Auditor tells Congress: ‘Millions of dollars’ of food stamp fraud

Cassi Pollock -

July 6, 2016 10:16 pm

—œThe benefits we give to poor people are so limited compared to what we give to the top 1 percent,—£ Moore said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Dem congresswoman wants the wealthiest to be drug tested

Kelly Cohen -

June 16, 2016 7:15 pm

The House Appropriations Committee released legislation Tuesday that provides $79.7 billion for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

Politics

GOP proposes $1.2 billion cut to food stamp program

Pete Kasperowicz -

April 13, 2016 4:04 pm

Beltway Confidential

How welfare hurts those it’s supposed to help

Jason Russell -

March 29, 2016 4:01 am

The food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, helped 45 million people in 2015 and accounted for $74 billion in spending. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Economy

HHS study defends government’s war on poverty

Joseph Lawler -

March 14, 2016 9:35 pm

This week, USDA announced that 2 million fewer people are using food stamps compared to two years ago. However, there are still 19 million more people enrolled in SNAP today than the year before the Great Recession. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Politics

New rule stops USDA from recruiting people for food stamps

Pete Kasperowicz -

March 11, 2016 11:31 pm

Economy

USDA boasts 2 million fewer people on food stamps

Pete Kasperowicz -

March 7, 2016 5:42 pm

Economy

Obama: Food stamp recipients didn’t cause crisis

Joseph Lawler -

January 13, 2016 2:40 am

Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush unveiled an aggressive plan on Friday to reform welfare policy. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Economy

Bush proposes moving welfare, food stamps to states

Joseph Lawler -

January 8, 2016 8:59 pm

According to the Food Research Action Center, SNAP participation averaged 45.5 million people in September 2015, a decrease of almost 1.1 million compared with September 2014. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Up to 1 million may lose food stamp benefits in 2016

Kelly Cohen -

January 6, 2016 10:08 pm

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Tag: Food Stamps

Auditor tells Congress: ‘Millions of dollars’ of food stamp fraud

Dem congresswoman wants the wealthiest to be drug tested

GOP proposes $1.2 billion cut to food stamp program

How welfare hurts those it’s supposed to help

New rule stops USDA from recruiting people for food stamps

USDA boasts 2 million fewer people on food stamps

Obama: Food stamp recipients didn’t cause crisis

Bush proposes moving welfare, food stamps to states

Up to 1 million may lose food stamp benefits in 2016

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