WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing what it calls a “bold new approach to nutrition assistance”: replacing the traditional cash-on-a-card that food stamp recipients currently get with a pre-assembled box of canned foods and other shelf-stable goods dubbed “America’s Harvest Box.” Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney likened the box to […]
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Food stamps are for people food
I saw on television a news report about a man in Mississippi who has petitioned the Department of Agriculture to let him use food stamps on kibble and pet treats. The petition has attracted numerous supporters. People should not have animals if they cannot afford to feed them. Food stamps are for people who can’t […]
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Online petition wants to allow food stamps to be used on pet food
PORTLAND (WGME) – A nation-wide petition is making headlines Monday night, and it’s asking people to allow food stamps to pay for pet food. SNAP benefits only cover the cost food for people, not pets, which means people who buy pet food at any pet store are paying out of pocket. The petition that’s circulating […]
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Maine supreme court says state must provide food stamps to eligible asylum seekers
Maine’s top court has ruled that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services was wrong to deny food stamp benefits to asylum seekers who had yet to find work. In a 13-page decision issued Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of Euphrem Manirakiza, a Burundian immigrant who sued the suit after […]
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Why the Trump administration won’t let Maine ban soda and candy from food stamps
Momentum is building for new food stamp restrictions that would ban the purchase of candy and soda. This week, however, the Trump administration denied a request from the state of Maine that would have placed such restrictions on its food stamp program. The denial, issued Tuesday, is the first sign that President Donald Trump’s Department […]
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Feds again block junk food ban for food stamps but LePage to try again
For the second time in less than two years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied a request by Maine Gov. Paul LePage to ban food stamp recipientsfrom using their benefits to buy sugary drinks and candy. His spokeswoman, Julie Rabinowitz, said Friday that the administration would “revise our waiver request and resubmit it,” but she […]
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Bruce Poliquin tries again to win support for bill to target food stamp fraud
A proposal by a Maine Republican congressman would disqualify anyone with a felony conviction for trafficking drugs from receiving food stamps forever, “This will help make sure limited welfare benefits are saved to compassionately help moms and dads put food on the table for hungry kids,” U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said on the House floor […]
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Maine GOP hopes Trump administration will back food stamp restrictions
AUGUSTA — Maine resident Zak McCutcheon says he likes soda but acknowledges he’d drink less of it if his governor convinced Republican President Donald Trump to put restrictions on the approximately $200 a month he receives in food stamps. He thinks it may even make recipients healthier and less overweight. “If I was more restricted […]
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Soda tops list of food stamp purchases, estimated $13 million a year in Maine
AUGUSTA — A new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is revealing the items purchased by a typical family on food stamps. The report reveals the number one item bought by families on food stamps is soda; in Maine—that adds up to an estimated more than $13 million a year spent on soft […]