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    May 18, 2018
    GOP immigration fight plays role in farm bill defeat in House
    WASHINGTON - A sweeping farm bill failed in the House on Friday, May 18, in a major embarrassment to GOP leaders who were unable to placate conservative...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 18, 2018 - 3:42pm
    April 12, 2018
    Mnnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, there is no way to please everyone in considering how to allow farmers to mow roadside ditches. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    'He finagled the system': Gov. Dayton blasts millionaire who took food stamps to make a point
    ST. PAUL — A wealthy Minnesotan who signed up for food stamps to prove people could get them even if they did not need assistance should...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 12, 2018 - 3:24pm
    GOP proposes stricter work requirements for food stamp recipients, a step toward a major overhaul of the social safety net
    House Republicans took their first step Thursday, April 12, toward overhauling the federal safety net, pushing for new work requirements in the food-stamp program used by 42 million Americans. The plan, introduced as part of the 2018 Farm Bill over the objections of Democrats, would...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 12, 2018 - 1:43pm
    April 11, 2018
    Millionaire Rob Undersander tells a Minnesota House committee Wednesday, April 11, 2018, that he accepted food stamps for 19 months as a test to see if someone who does not need the aid can receive it. With him is Rep. Jeff Howe of Rockville, who has a bill to figure assets into determining whether food stamps should be issues. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Democratic legislators furious after Minnesota millionaire gets food stamps to prove a point
    ST. PAUL—Millionaire Rob Undersander sat at a Minnesota House witness stand saying he received food stamps for 19 months to prove a point:...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 11, 2018 - 6:13pm
    April 10, 2018
    Rep. Collin Peterson, D.-Minn. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Peterson: Work mandate for food stamps imperils next farm bill
    FARGO — Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said a Republican push to expand work requirements for a food assistance program has brought farm...
    business/agricultureApril 10, 2018 - 6:47pm
    February 12, 2018
    MUST CREDIT: Anthony, 15, waits for his mother Raphael Richmond who is loading up on meat at the discount grocery store where they do a big once-a-month shopping trip on the day that their monthly SNAP account is re-funded.The Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson
    Trump wants to overhaul America's safety net with giant cuts to housing, food stamps and health care
    WASHINGTON - The budget that President Donald Trump proposed Monday takes a hard whack at the poorest Americans, slashing billions of dollars...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 12, 2018 - 7:36pm
    February 25, 2014
    Tina Dupuy: Don’t like food stamps? Raise the minimum wage
    Say you’re philosophically opposed to food stamps. Let’s say you feel better about yourself by calling those who’ve hit hard times freeloading parasites. Suppose the very idea someone somewhere may be cheating the system is enough for you to support snatching all subsidized...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 25, 2014 - 11:32pm
    November 18, 2013
    Food stamp help reduced in Minnesota
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans who receive food stamps will receive less education than in the past because of federal budget cuts. The University of Minnesota Extension announced Monday that it must reduce the number of staff members in the food stamp education program due to...
    newsNovember 18, 2013 - 8:18pm
    July 20, 2013
    Food stamp advocates worry about cuts to program
    Julie Siple MPR News 91.3 FM ST. PAUL — Supporters of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — food stamps — worry that a heated debate underway in Washington could end with big cuts to the program when Congress considers changes to the program later this year. The...
    newsJuly 20, 2013 - 10:14pm
    U.S. House votes down farm bill
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rejected a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill Thursday that would have cut $2 billion annually from food stamps and let states impose broad new work requirements on those who receive them. Those cuts weren't deep enough for many Republicans...
    newsJune 20, 2013 - 1:13pm
    June 18, 2013
    Food stamps take center stage in farm bill debate
    ST. PAUL — Food stamps are at the same time the biggest hurdle to enacting federal farm policy and a necessary part of passing the farm bill. Discussion about cutting spending for the program to feed poor Americans dominated Tuesday as three days of U.S. House debate began...
    newsJune 18, 2013 - 11:52pm
    December 22, 2012
    Charmaine Williams, 42, stocks shelves at the NorthPoint Food Shelf in Minneapolis. Williams is a volunteer at the food shelf. She receives food stamps, and is opposed to restrictions that would prevent recipients from spending their benefits on soda or junk food. Julie Siple|MPR Photo
    Food stamp debate divides health, hunger advocates
    By Julie Siple MPR News 91.3 FM ST. PAUL – Should food stamp recipients be allowed to use their benefits to purchase soda and junk food? Currently,...
    newsDecember 22, 2012 - 12:53am
    November 13, 2012
    Religious leaders trying to eat for a week on a food stamp budget
    By Julie Siplem MPR News 91.3 FM
    newsNovember 13, 2012 - 12:05am
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