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Conservative Representative Chris Todd (R-Madison County-District 73) Is Running For Reelection In The Republican Primary Slated For August 1st, 2024 And Is Facing A Republican Challenger. Here Is A Deep Dive Into Todd’s Voting Record With Highlights From 2021 Through 2024…
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Leaders Of The Tennessee Department Of Human Services Told Lawmakers On Wednesday That It Could Take Another Two More Months Before The State’s SNAP Program Is Running Smoothly Again.
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Tennessee Ranked 49th Amongst The States And District Of Columbia In The Amount Of Resources Available For Those Ages 0 To 3, According To A New Report By Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-To-3 Policy Impact Center.
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A Security Expert Says Congress Should Reduce Food Stamp Fraud As It Faces A Saturday Deadline To Renew The Farm Bill. He Says About 20% Of The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s $127 Billion Annual Budget, Or $25 Billion Annually, Is Likely Lost To Criminals.
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Of The 10 Metro Areas With Available Data In Tennessee, This City Has The Highest SNAP Recipiency Rate. According To The ACS, 15.3% Of All Area Households Received SNAP Benefits In 2021. Meanwhile, The SNAP Recipiency Rate Across The State As A Whole Stands At 11.9%.
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On One Side, Republicans Sought To Enact Work Requirements For Able-Bodied Adults On Medicaid, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program And The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families. On The Other Side, Democrats And President Joe Biden Adamantly Opposed Any And All Work Requirements For These Programs.
Eventually, The Sides Agreed To A Compromise, By Which Work Requirements Would Be Applied To Those On Snap Up To Age 54 Years Old. But, This Includes Many Loopholes. And, Due To Strong Democratic Opposition, Work Requirements Will Not Be Included For Medicaid Or Tanf.
It Should Be Noted That The Vast Majority Of Americans, 63 Percent To Be Exact, “Strongly Or Somewhat Support Requiring Medicaid Or SNAP Recipients To Show Proof Of Work To Receive Benefits.”
The Number Of Individuals Receiving Food Stamps In Tennessee Has Dropped To The Lowest Levels Since November 2003, According To Data Released By The Federal Government.
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The Cost Of Farming Will Remain Volatile Next Year, And High Grocery Prices With It, According To A University Of Missouri Research Associate For The Food And Agricultural Policy Research Institute.
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While Low-Income Families Saw An Increase In Their Federal Snap Benefits When The Pandemic Hit, It Also Created A “Benefits Cliff” That Could Discourage Work And The Supply Of Labor.
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Spending On Food Stamps Has Increased By $53.5 Billion – An 89% Increase – In The Two Pandemic Years. By Comparison, That’s How Much The Entire Program Cost In 2009 During The Great Recession.
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