JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would require stricter proof of U.S. citizenship to receive food stamps and healthcare benefits in the state. Missouri State Sen.
KFVS12: Missouri bill would require citizenship proof for food stamps, health care
Customers shop at a grocery store. Distributing food stamps soon could get even harder for Missouri’s food aid system, which a federal judge has already called “broken and inaccessible.” States depend ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Missouri's request to restrict the use of food stamps for the purchase of some junk food items, according to a news release from the USDA. Starting in ...
MSN: Missouri Democrats criticize Gov. Kehoe’s response to food stamp funding crisis
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri Democrats criticized Governor Mike Kehoe for not doing more to help residents losing food stamp benefits. More than 600,000 Missourians will not receive food ...
MSN: Missouri bill would require citizenship proof for food stamps, health care
KBIA: New work requirement adds red tape to Missouri’s snarled food aid system
New work requirement adds red tape to Missouri’s snarled food aid system
KBIA: Missouri set to block junk food from SNAP purchases after USDA approval
Missouri set to block junk food from SNAP purchases after USDA approval
KCUR 89.3 FM: Missouri’s 'broken' food aid system faces extra strain from new SNAP work requirements
A federal judge ruled last year Missouri’s food aid system was “overwhelmed,” had wrongly denied assistance to applicants, and had caused many to go hungry. A new bill signed by President Trump will ...