Tag: Food Stamps

The price of a gallon of milk is at risk of doubling in early 2014 if lawmakers don't pass a long-delayed farm bill by year's end. (AP Photo)

Milk prices poised to double unless Congress acts on farm bill

Sean Lengell · December 6, 2013 5:00 am

From left, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Den. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, are intercepted by reporters after negations on the Farm Bill wrapped up on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. There is agreement on many parts of the legislation but significant differences remain over funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as food stamps. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Milk prices could rise if farm bill looms

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 10:11 pm

Interactive: Republicans More Likely to Have Constituents Who Use Food Stamps

Washington Examiner · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Amid public doubts over his stewardship of the economy, President Obama is putting a renewed focus on the income gap between rich and poor as he pushes for short-term congressional action and begins setting the domestic agenda for the remainder of his presidency. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama, in speech, to focus on income disparities

Jim Kuhnhenn · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Missouri food stamp rolls drop with less in-person help

Missouri food stamp rolls drop with less in-person help

Washington Examiner · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

A Windsor Mill couple has pleaded to food stamp fraud in a plot to redeem the benefits in exchange for cash.

Maryland store owners plead guilty to food stamp fraud

Associated Press · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

The number of people on food stamp rolls in Missouri has dropped since the state switched to a centralized processing system and slashed most in-person help for people seeking public assistance. (AP/M. Spencer Green)

Missouri food stamp rolls drop with less in-person help

Associated Press · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

Subsidies for food purchased at retailers including Walmart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Kroger Co. reached a record $75.2 billion in 2012.ÃÂ (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Unexpected alliance looks to thwart health limits on food stamps

Bloomberg News · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

Hoped-for deal on farm bill eludes lawmakers this Thanksgiving break

Susan Ferrechio · November 29, 2013 5:00 am

People putting food in a donation box

Food stamp cut boosts visitors to Ind. food banks

Washington Examiner · November 29, 2013 5:00 am

Volunteers sort donated food at the Capital Area Food Bank November 14, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Bedford Falls Foundation Food Distribution Center is the Capital Area Food Bank's hub for getting food to its partners and other charities to feed those who cannot afford to feed themselves. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKIBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

NBC News: Food stamp cuts leave pantries struggling to meet rising need

Washington Examiner · November 29, 2013 5:00 am

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, to discus his recent trip to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

US Sen. Jack Reed urges Congress to aid food banks

Associated Press · November 27, 2013 5:00 am