Sales at this store outnumber Walmart’s and McDonald’s’ combined, and it’s only just the beginning. Perhaps part of the deadliest health trend of the 21st century, research shows it can have a devastating effect on your waistline. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Dollar stores such as Dollar General and Dollar Tree (which also owns Family Dollar) feed more…
Shapiro’s Pennsylvania Budget Includes Free School Breakfast, Extra State-Funded SNAP Benifits
Pennsylvania’s Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro has included two new charitable feeding plans in his proposed state budget—free breakfast to all students and a new state fund to raise the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) minimum monthly benefit by 50 percent. SNAP is federally funded, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture sending money to states which…
Shapiro’s Pennsylvania Budget Includes Free School Breakfast, Extra State-Funded SNAP Benefits
Pennsylvania’s Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro has included two new charitable feeding plans in his proposed state budget—free breakfast to all students and a new state fund to raise the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) minimum monthly benefit by 50 percent. SNAP is federally funded, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture sending money to states which…
Top Military Enlisted Say Housing and Pay Issues Hurt Recruitment, Retention
March 3, 2023
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The military’s top enlisted members say poor housing, health care, childcare, and pay problems are deleterious to recruiting and retention. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) claimed that a plan promoted by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to freeze discretionary spending at FY 2022 levels would only make things worse. “We can’t take a…
SNAP Recipients Concerned About Rising Prices as Pandemic Emergency Allotments Phasing Out
March 1, 2023
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As food prices continue to soar nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) states as of this month that pandemic-era food stamp benefits will end, while families receiving those benefits say they’re being put in a financial bind. “I didn’t even know this was happening until I saw it on the news last night,” Gale…
SNAP Work Requirement Still Not Enforced in 25 States
Able-bodied people without dependents must work 20 hours a week or be in job training to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). But during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress suspended the work requirement. Businesses are open again, yet 25 states have not fully reinstated work requirements. Of those, seven states allow work waivers in…
Legislators Sound Alarm Over Soaring Food Assistance Budget, Program Abuse During Farm Bill Hearing
Food assistance in the United States is rapidly approaching the trillion-dollar threshold, and some legislators are trying to pump the brakes. During a Feb. 16 hearing discussing the 2023 Farm Bill, four U.S. Senators voiced concerns while sharing the findings of a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report. The cost analysis for nutritional subsidies like the Supplemental Nutrition…
Millions to See SNAP Payment Decrease After February, Federal Agency Says
Millions of Americans who are in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will see decreases in payments after February, a federal agency said. The decreases in payments are driven by two main factors, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) said in an update in early January. FNS is an agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Federal Food Stamps Applications Hit 5-Year High in Orange County, New York
The number of federal food stamp applications in Orange County reached a five-year high of 14,261 in 2022, according to data from the County Department of Social Services. During the past five years, the county’s food stamp applications have been on an upward trend, with the pandemic year of 2020 having the largest single-year bump,…
7 Big Tech Firms Criticised Over Not Doing Enough To Stop Child Exploitation: Australian Regulator
December 15, 2022
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Seven of the world’s largest Big Tech firms have been told to do better in tackling online child sexual exploitation by the Australian government after a report undertaken by the eSafety Commissioner found their response inadequate. Apple, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Snap, Microsoft, WhatsApp, Skype, and Omegle were reprimanded by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, who…
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