food stamps

Rep. Kildee To Live For Week On Food Stamp Budget

Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee says he wants to raise awareness about proposed cuts in nutrition programs for low-income families and children.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/06/12

Ferndale Mayor David Coulter and Sen. Carl Levin shop within their new weekly food budget. (Facebook)

Local Leaders Live On Food Stamp Budget To Protest Farm Bill Cuts

Pasta, peanut butter, hot dogs and a whole lot of tuna — That’s what Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter and Congressman Sander Levin will be eating for the next week.

CBS Detroit–2013/06/10

Bill Would Block Bridge Cards At Strip Clubs, Liquor Stores

Are Michigan welfare recipients using state funds to pay for strippers?

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/07

Agency Finds 3,500 Lottery Winners In Mich. Get Public Aid

More than 3,500 lottery winners in Michigan received public assistance last year or lived with people on welfare, food stamps or other aid, a state agency reported earlier this week.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/20

Michigan House OKs Bill To End Bridge Card Abuse

The Michigan House has overwhelmingly approved legislation designed to crack down on welfare abuse.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/14

Hamtramck Grocery Accused Of Food Stamp Fraud

Federal authorities became suspicious: How could a small Hamtramck grocery ring up nearly $1 million in food-aid redemptions in just six months?

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/02

Michigan Fully Restores Food Aid To Thousands Of Bridge Card Users

The state has added money to the Bridge Cards of all the 85,000 Michigan food assistance recipients and families who temporarily went without the aid this week.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/05

‘Human Error’ Leaves 85,000 Recipients Without Food Assistance

Money has been added to debit cards for nearly half of 85,000 Michigan food assistance recipients who were without the aid for a day.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/04

Mitt Romney (Photo credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Romney’s 47% Don’t Pay Taxes Remark Is 100% Controversy

Romney thought he was talking amongst his teammates in the locker room last May 17 only to find out that there was somebody on the other team hiding behind the lockers. Had he known a member of the other team was lurking back there, he would have chosen his words more carefully and had presented more carefully-chosen data than the data of which he swiftly generalized.

2012/09/19