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EBT/FOOD STAMPS REALLY?!?!?!
                I just purchased some food at Super One and witnessed a gentlemen buy a 24 pack of diet sierra mist with his EBT card. At least it was...
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Online application for public assistance programs
From a news release: The North Dakota Department of Human Services announced today that people can apply online for assistance programs, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemen...
Posted on 9/7/10 at 11:54 AM
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Food stamps take center stage in farm bill debate

Food stamps are at the same time the biggest hurdle to enacting federal farm policy and a necessary part of passing the farm bill.

By Don Davis , June 19, 2013

ED IVANCIC: Food stamp cuts will make children go hungry

The American medical community has been concerned for some time about the reality of hunger and malnutrition. Nutrition is paramount to health and survival, especially for young children who are more susceptible to illness and long-term health problems without proper nutrition.

By Ed Ivancic , June 16, 2013

Senate approves Farm Bill PressPass

As expected, the U.S. Senate on Monday approved 66-27 a new federal Farm Bill. That clears the way for the U.S. House to take up its own version of the legislation, possibly as early as this month.

By Jonathan Knutson , June 10, 2013

House Farm Bill would limit assets of food stamp recipients PressPass

House Farm Bill would limit assets of food stamp recipients The U.S. House is expected to take up the Farm Bill this month, and food stamps will likely be a contentious part of the debate.

By Julie Siple , June 03, 2013

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St. Paul firm files complaint against USDA on food stamp issue PressPass

Lakeland Fine Foods of St. Paul has filed a complaint in federal court against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a dispute over a food stamp program. Lakeland says the USDA wrongly accused the company of improperly using benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

By Stephen J. Lee , January 22, 2012

St. Paul food distributor says USDA unfairly banned it from taking food stamps from North Dakota customers

Lakeland Fine Foods of St. Paul has filed a complaint in federal court against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a dispute over a food stamp program. Lakeland says the USDA has wrongly accused the company of improperly using benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. (A previous version of this story from The Associated Press incorrectly identified Lakeland as a Grand Forks company.)

By Stephen J. Lee , January 21, 2012

Food stamp users tell critics: Walk in our shoes

Food stamp users tell critics: Walk in our shoes Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. Some work selling lingerie or building websites. They are white, black and Hispanic, young and old, homeowners and homeless. What they have in common: They're all on food stamps.

By Jesse Washington , January 19, 2012

N.D. 1 of 3 states where food stamp use dropped in 2011

N.D. 1 of 3 states where food stamp use dropped in 2011 The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries dropped 2 percent in the last month of fiscal 2011 as the state's population swelled to an all-time high spurred by a hardy economy. Besides North Dakota, Illinois and Wyoming also showed a drop in food stamp usage. Seventeen states showed increases of 10 percent or more.

By Associated Press , January 04, 2012

Former St. Paul corner market owner admits to $3 million food stamp scheme PressPass

Khaffak S. Ansari, 45, of Arden Hills, pleaded guilty today in federal court in St. Paul to food stamp fraud by making bogus redemptions for cash and ineligible merchandise at the Stryker Avenue Market, on Stryker Avenue south of downtown on St. Paul's West Side.

By Paul Walsh , September 22, 2011

Minnesota nonprofits, corporations launch hunger initiative

They've launched an initiative called Hunger-Free Minnesota, which has a goal of making sure everyone has enough to eat by 2014.

By Associated Press , June 08, 2011

Record number of North Dakotans using food stamps PressPass

A record number of North Dakotans are using food stamps to buy groceries, coinciding with the state's population growth but contrary to its robust economy, the director of the state Data Center says.

By James MacPherson , February 11, 2011

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David Heinrich, Adrian, N.D., letter: Misleading letter criticizes farm bill PressPass

The letter incorrectly argues that the 2008 farm bill “added to the nation’s deficit.” This is completely false. When the 2008 farm bill passed in May of that year, the Congressional Budget Office — the nonpartisan accountants of Congress — said it would save taxpayers more than $100 million over 10 years.

December 10, 2010

New York seeks to ban sugary drinks from food stamp buys

New Yorkers on food stamps would not be allowed to spend them on sugar-sweetened drinks under an obesity-fighting proposal being floated by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson.

By Sara Kugler Frazier , October 07, 2010

N.D. NOTEBOOK: Assistance programs can be applied for online PressPass

North Dakotans can now apply online for assistance programs, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), child care assistance and Medicaid.

By Teri Finneman , September 12, 2010

Ind. accused of cutting aid to food stamp users PressPass

For at least a decade, as many as 6,000 of Indiana’s neediest adults have seen some of their state aid payments slashed simply because they receive food stamps — a practice that advocates and legal experts say is a clear violation of federal law.

By Charles Wilson , July 20, 2010

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