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Publications Tagged With "food stamps"
Colorado Recovery Watch - April 2012
The most recent economic data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show mixed trends for the recovery in Colorado. The unemplo...
Colorado Recovery Watch - March 2012
The March jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed slight improvements in the employment market. Most states ha...
Colorado Recovery Watch - February 2012
The February jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a labor market slowly moving in the right direction. Another 4,...
Colorado Recovery Watch - January 2012
National and state unemployment rates continued to decrease in January. Colorado was one of 45 states that recorded an unemploymen...
Increased money for food stamps has helped Colorado families and boosted the economy
In the throes of the Great Recession, the federal Recovery Act of 2009 bolstered food stamps in Colorado with a two-year, $180 mil...
THE HOUSE FARM BILL IMPROVES FOOD STAMPS FOR COLORADANS
The U.S. House passed its version of the 2007 Farm Bill in July 2007. In addition to agriculture, conservation and trade issues, t...
Priorities for Food Stamp Reauthorization
Background Over 251,000 Coloradans (5.3 percent) rely on food stamps to help provide a nutritionally adequate diet. The number of...
The Value of Food Stamp Benefits in Colorado Is Eroding: Congress Must Address This Issue in the 2007 Farm Bill
One of the most important issues Congress will address in this year’s Farm Bill is the future of the Food Stamp Program. Rou...
The Food Stamp Program: Good for families, good for farmers, good for Colorado
Congress will soon begin working on the Farm Bill of 2007, which will include renewal of the federal Food Stamp Program. The natio...

