Tag: Farm Bill

Imagine if Colorado, a pioneer in the nation for legalized marijuana, ended up locked out of a competitive advantage if the federal government relaxes...

Now, more than ever, we are living in a political environment dominated by divergent beliefs regarding how we should treat each other as human...

In Congress, the land of posturing and pandering, a tussle is going on in a House committee over the Farm Bill, and before you...

Washington predictably spared handouts to special interests and slashed support for the poor.

"The two Democrats seem as if they wandered out of a Frank Capra movie; they have the sort of innocent, zany charm that you rarely see in a profession that stamps out spontaneity."

Congress spent two years kicking the can down the road, but it appears members are finally prepared to vote on a farm bill this week.

Benefits passed in 2009 expire November 1, which means families receiving assistance can expect to lose about 16 meals per month.

Maybe the biggest debate in the post-shutdown Washington world is what the argument was really about. Michael Tomasky looks at the debate over food stamps to find an answer.

Do they get that Obamacare is the law of the land? Do they get that they shut down the government? Do they get who will be affected by their proposed $40 billion cut to the nation's food assistance program?

DENVER -- On Monday, as House Republicans determined to defund the Affordable Care Act steered the federal government toward shut down, the limping extension of the now-five-year-old law that governs the nation’s farm policy expired.