Tag: Food Stamps

KC Star: Gov. Jay Nixon reverses on Missouri food stamp cuts

KC Star: Gov. Jay Nixon reverses on Missouri food stamp cuts

Washington Examiner · October 24, 2013 4:00 am

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Woman pleads guilty to scamming federal programs out of $250,000

Michal Conger · October 22, 2013 4:00 am

NBC News: Food stamp benefits going down before the holidays

NBC News: Food stamp benefits going down before the holidays

Washington Examiner · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

Millions of Americans drawing thousand-dollar monthly payments from the federal government under Social Security's disability program -- and sitting out of the workforce, which is a requirement to get the benefit -- may have only signed up because a finding of disability also provides Medicare or Medicaid, which they need to pay doctors' bills. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Will Obamacare ease burden on other entitlement payouts?

Luke Rosiak · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

Roll Call: SNAP debate likely to grow contentious

Roll Call: SNAP debate likely to grow contentious

Washington Examiner · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

The economic damage caused by the lapse in funding has so far been limited, but it will grow more severe if Congress doesn't approve funding for normal operations. (AP Photo)

Government shutdown may push economy into recession, the question is when

Joseph Lawler · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, an Electronic benefit Transfer card, food stamp recipients use to purchase food, is seen at the Sacramento County Economic Development Department in Sacramento, Calif. Shoppers in Illinois and other states were temporarily unable to use their food stamp debit cards because of an outage at the vendor that processes the payments. (AP File)

Xerox: Access restored for food stamp users

Associated Press · October 13, 2013 4:00 am

KUHF-FM: Federal nutrition and welfare programs continue for now, but time is running out

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2013 4:00 am

Dallas Morn. News: Food stamp cuts bill could delay aid in Texas, raise state’s costs

Dallas Morn. News: Food stamp cuts bill could delay aid in Texas, raise state’s costs

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2013 4:00 am

Politico: The next front in the food stamp war

Washington Examiner · October 4, 2013 4:00 am

Big Ideas: On Medicare reform, food stamps and child poverty

Joseph Lawler · September 27, 2013 12:00 am

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said 's wrong that Minnesota has a lower minimum wage than all of its Midwest neighbors and one of the lowest in the country. (Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he’d ‘settle for’ $9.50 minimum wage

Associated Press · September 25, 2013 4:00 am