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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

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Fewer Americans receiving food stamps, By Marisol Bello, May 12, 2015, USA Today: “In a further sign of the improving economy, the number of Americans receiving food stamps fell below 46 million people for the first time in more than three years.  As of February 2015, the most recent month available, 45.7 million people are receiving food stamps, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…”