Tag Archives: SNAP

SNAP! – Cook County Exempts Food Stamps From Soda Tax

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Cook County in Illinois, home to Chicago, has decided that its soda tax will not apply to food stamps. Purchases made with food stamps cannot have state and local taxes tacked onto them, according to federal law. Cook County tried … Continue reading →

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85% drop in food stamp recipients in counties where work requirement restarted

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

From our file named “Duh.”  The Alabama Department of Human Resources says 13 counties that reinitiated a work requirement for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program, saw an 85% drop in recipients. The counties had … Continue reading →

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NH House Blocks Food Stamp Reform

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

An effort to restrict the use of food stamps in New Hampshire won’t be moving forward this year.A House committee retained the bill Tuesday, meaning it won’t be voted on this session. The decision comes after the Senate endorsed the … Continue reading →

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Where Jeb Bradley Discovers NH Taxpayers are Federal Taxpayers

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

“…when it comes to this issue, that of tightening up the SNAP (food stamps) eligibility requirements (which are entirely Federally funded), [Jeb Bradley] finds tax religion. More… | GraniteGrok Get Your New Media Militia updates on Facebook or Twitter

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