…the grandmother was actually conducting a simple unemployment insurance scam, one that stole almost $7 million from the state of Illinois, attracted a federal investigation and on Monday earned Garcia a four-year prison sentence. Garcia would pass out business cards at gas stations and on some...
The six states with the highest SNAP participation – New Mexico, Louisiana, Oregon, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Illinois –all have experienced increases in the share of adults in households impacted by food insufficiency, and all six were among the 32 states whose enrollees were impacted by ...
More than 42 million Americans receive a federal stipend for food through the program formerly known as food stamps.
…The PLoS study, by University of Illinois-Chicago researchers Lisa M. Powell and Julien Lader, compared sales of beer in Seattle both before and since adoption of the soda tax with comparable sales in nearby Portland, Oregon, which has no soda tax. “At two-years post-tax implementation,...
Food Stamps and Food Insecurity Among Families with Children: What Can be Learned in the Presence of Non-classical Measurement Error?The Food Stamp Program, designed to alleviate food insecurity and hunger, takes a central role in the U.S. social safety net. Given this role, policymakers have...
The state has expedited applications and dropped work requirements for food stamps, Rosen said. And following a recommendation by Pritzker, the Illinois Commerce Commission has ordered a moratorium on utility shutoffs, said David Kolata, executive director of theCitizens Utility Board. ...
FranksAlley: Amy from Illinois, wife of a corn grower and want to be CSAer#foodchat 08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT foodchat: Thanks John for going ahead and getting us started with an image…. we’ll have another 10-15 for intros & smalltalk & then hop in # ...
Many Illinois families not working or on welfare They squeak by using food stamps and MedicaidGary Wisby