Articles in Category: 'U.S. Department of Agriculture'

Food Stamp Restrictions Advance Despite Concerns

By: Jim Turner | Posted: January 31, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: Adam Putnam, Dana Young, Electronic Benefits Transaction, food stamps, Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed, HB 1401, Jell-O, Lori Berman, Mark Pafford, NBC2, News, Scott Plakon, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics

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Gov. Rick Scott: Shutdown Impact 'Minimal'

By: Michael Peltier News Service of Florida | Posted: July 26, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Agency for Health Care Administration, AHCA, Barack Obama, Carol Weissert, food stamps, Great Depression, Medicaid, Medicare, News, Rick Scott, Shelisha Coleman, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics

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Thousands of Floridians Still on Food Stamps

By: By Kathleen Haughney The News Service of Florida | Posted: September 27, 2010 4:05 AM

The number of Floridians on food stamps has dipped slightly over the past year, but Department of Children and Families workers are still seeing a load of about 57,000 cases per month.

TAGS: Access Florida, Department of Children and Families, Food Research and Action Center, Jennifer Large, News, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Government

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