WASHINGTON - Cuts to the nation's food stamp program enacted this year are only affecting four states, far from the sweeping overhaul that Republicans had pushed, an Associated Press review has found.In Michigan, one of the four, about 20 percent of food stamp recipients will see cuts of about $75 a month.
Michigan Is One Of Four States With Food Stamp Cuts
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press, The Macomb Daily
Wed, 09/17/2014 - 2:13pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Michigan Macomb County Mount Clemens
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