Missouri Considers Lifting Lifetime Food Stamp Ban for Drug FelonsJEFFERSON CITY * Christine McDonald remembers standing in line atfood pantries for hours to get...French, Marie
Missouri's Ann Wagner is leading the way onan amendmentto extend the lifetime ban on giving food stamp benefits "dangerous felons," including convicted rapists, pedophiles, and murderers. Her bill also "disallows states from opting out or modifying this ban so that dangerous sex offenders and ...
In March 2015, USDA reported that in FY2013-FY2014, USDA made over "500 infrastructure investments that create new markets for local food—including food hubs, scale-appropriate processing, and distribution networks—that are connecting farmers and ranchers with new sources of revenue and creating j...
Food Stamp Cutoffs at Issue Illinois Seeks Exemptions; Missouri May Follow SuitKevin McDermott Illinois State Correspondent