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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the biggest federal program aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty that millions of Americans...
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Held up over disagreements over federal food stamps, the first draft of the 2018 farm bill arrived Thursday, bearing 35 changes to that program, including…
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In the coming months, Congress will map out how it will spend upwards of $500 billion on food and farm programs over the next five years. The massive…
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President Barack Obama signed the new farm bill into law Friday at Michigan State University in East Lansing, ending years of negotiations and…
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The US 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.The legislation…
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It’s getting so close now… Wednesday morning the U.S. House passed the Agriculture Act of 2014, the new farm bill. The Senate is expected to take a…
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American President Lyndon Baines Johnson declared war on January 8, 1964. However, he was not at war with another nation – he was at war with…
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A new study found the federal government’s food stamps program could do more to encourage healthy eating among recipients.USDA researchers tracked seven…
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Timing is everything, sometimes. A couple of days after Pope Francis’ interview was published in which the pontiff stressed helping the poor instead of…
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is trying to get more people to take advantage of program designed to encourage low income people to use public assistance to…