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Americans eat more fresh foods than they did five years ago Washington Post (blog) (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) As Congress debates whether to trim the food stamps budget as part of the massive Farm Bill reauthorization, lawmakers might want to consider this striking statistic from a new WK Kellogg Foundation survey: Survey: Most Americans Support Double Food-Stamp Value at Farmer's Markets Asheville conference reveals new survey on access to healthy food Produce popularity grows in US |
State employee accused of stealing food stamps KIRO Seattle The Washington State Patrol says this surveillance photo shows Tammy McElroy, a state employee, purchasing goods with a food stamp card belonging to a former food stamp recipient. A state worker was arrested Tuesday after being accused of stealing food |
Washington state welfare worker accused of stealing EBT food card benefits The Republic The department says 44-year-old Tammy McElroy of Graham was arrested Tuesday by the Washington State Patrol and jailed for investigation of Unlawful Redemption of Food Stamps. She worked for DSHS since 1998 and has been a financial services specialist DSHS employee arrested today in Pierce Co. for allegedly accessing a former State employee accused of food stamp theft |
Poll: Americans overwhelmingly support doubling food stamp value at farmers MarketWatch (press release) ASHEVILLE, NC, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Three-quarters of Americans support a nationwide program to double the value of SNAP benefits (formerly food stamps) when used at farmers markets, according to a recent survey commissioned by the |
Highlights of House GOP cuts to food stamps, health care and federal employee Washington Post WASHINGTON — Highlights of House GOP legislation cutting spending by $237 billion over the coming decade. Food Stamps — Cuts $35.8 billion by eliminating benefit increases in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus and tightening eligibility Highlights of House GOP budget cuts |