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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Oklahoma congressman proposes $20 billion spending cut over 10 years in nation's food stamps program

Monday, January 28, 2013  530 jobs could come to the Southeast Michigan area due to a state grant.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  Ford Motor Company announced today (Thursday) it will spend more than $773 million on new equipment and plant expansions at 6 of it's southeast Michigan facilities.

Monday, December 24, 2012  A special squad is targeting food stamp fraud in a southwest Ohio county, and authorities say it's already headed off nearly $200,000 in what would have been spending on things other than food aid.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Each December thousands of Christmas cards and letters flood the post office in Rudolph, Ohio. Every one of those letters and cards get a very special Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer stamp.

Monday, November 05, 2012  State food assistance programs allow people on low incomes to eat healthy, quality food. But some people are abusing the system and taking advantage of millions of tax payer dollars that should go to the needy.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Food stamps enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has hit a new record high, 46,681,833. In 2008, enrollment in the food stamps program was 31.98 million.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  Seriously overestimated demand.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  According to a new chart about to be released later today by the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee over 100 million people in U.S. are now receiving some sort of Federal Welfare.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  House Agriculture Committee unveils its farm bill, calls for bigger cuts to food stamp program

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, "49.1% of the population that lives in a household where at least one member received some type of government benefit in the first quarter of 2011."

Friday, May 11, 2012  Saturday is the annual Stamp Out Hunger effort.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  A Michigan lottery winner who was still on welfare is now charged with fraud.

Friday, March 30, 2012  Michigan lawmakers have completed a plan aimed at ensuring big lottery winners can't continue to get public support such as food stamps.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  A Michigan woman hits a lottery jackpot and continues to use her Bridge card (a card for food stamps.)Amanda Clayton won $1 million from the Michigan State Lottery last fall. Since Clayton struck it rich, she is moving into a new house, paid for with cash, and bought a new car. This is something that many of us might do if we hit it big.