A bad bill is coming back from the dead, and this time it is even worse. Despite failure in committee, a bill restricting SNAP (HB1035) purchases is returning with an amendment to make it even more harmful. The bill...
Note: This is part III of a three-part blog series on food insecurity and child hunger in Arkansas. Read part I here and part II here. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP is a federal food security...
Now that Congress has averted a federal government shutdown, all eyes turn to the 2012 budget. President Obama announced his budget proposal in February, and recently House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R – WI) announced his budget proposal....
A surge in food stamp use in homes with children is an early indicator that poverty rates are increasing, according to a new analysis by First Focus and the Brookings Institution. The study analyzed increased use of nutrition assistance...
A surge in food stamp use in homes with children is an early indicator that poverty rates are increasing, according to a new analysis by First Focus and the Brookings Institution. The study analyzed increased use of nutrition assistance...
Northwest Arkansas leads the state in the increase of use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, according to a county-level analysis by The New York Times. The data show that since 2007, food stamp...
Northwest Arkansas leads the state in the increase of use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, according to a county-level analysis by The New York Times. The data show that since 2007, food stamp...
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