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1/31/12

Not educated or skilled enough for food stamps?

Earlier this month we told you about some Republican state lawmakers who want Georgians on welfare to submit to a mandatory drug test.

1/31/12

Ga. college students: Without food stamps we wouldn't be able to eat

Georgia's college students are facing the prospect of the HOPE Scholarship paying less and less toward their tuition in the next few years.

12/9/11

No More RALS

Republic Bank & Trust says that it has reached an agreement with the FDIC to terminate their refund anticipation loan (“RAL”) progr

9/29/11

Most Food Stamp Recipients Have No Earned Income.

Some 70% of households that relied on food stamps last year had no earned income, a new

9/8/11

More in Georgia short of food

The pantry in her family's extended-stay motel room is practically bare, and lately Sonya Hale has invented some strange ways to stretch what's left: like tuna fish and ket

7/27/11

State to list documents immigrants need for benefit application

The state attorney general’s office is preparing to publish a list of identification documents people may use to get public benefits under Georgia’s new illegal

7/25/11

Fight Ahead Over Food Stamps

President Barack Obama defended food stamps on Friday, but it looks like there will be a battle between Democrats and Republicans during the farm-bill debate over whether to cut the program in orde

7/14/11

The struggle to eat

As Congress wrangles over spending cuts, surging numbers of Americans are relying on the government just to put food on the table.

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7/11/11

Public Wants Changes in Entitlements, Not Changes in Benefits

As policymakers at the state and national level struggle with rising entitlement costs, overwhelming numbers of Americans agree that, over the years, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid have bee

7/11/11

First Study of Its Kind Shows Benefits of Providing Medical Insurance to Poor

When poor people are given medical insurance, they not only find regular doctors and see doctors more often but they also feel better, are less depressed and are better able to maintain financial s