“Walker is not the first state leader to propose testing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, colloquially known as food stamps) beneficiaries. Earlier this year, Georgia enacted a law requiring testing in cases where there’s a “reasonable suspicion” of drug use by the benefit applicants.
But the Georgia requirement was barred from taking effect by the US Department of Agriculture, which administers the program. Federal law “expressly prohibit[s] States from imposing additional standards of eligibility for SNAP participation,” Robin Bailey, the regional administrator for the Southeast, wrote Georgia Human Services Commissioner Keith Horton. “Requiring SNAP applicants and recipients to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits would constitute an additional condition of eligibility, and therefore, is not allowable under law.” The Georgia law was thus barred from taking effect.
Walker is well aware of this precedent, and when he floated this idea before the election, he conceded to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, “We believe that there will potentially be a fight with the federal government and in court.””* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola (http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola) break it down.
*Read more here:
http://www.vox.com/2014/11/17/7233473/food-stamp-drug-test
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Will you do a report on oil prices and the impact it’s having on fuel prices. Focusing on the price of diesel and why it’s higher then regualr fuel prices. Also, the fact that producers of products and services won’t adjust their pricing based on fuel cost, but increased their prices when fuel when up after 9/11, With a report focus on the price of food, and why fuel prices are going down, food prices are going up. Thank you, I look forward to it.
Here are some current numbers that should open your eyes.
On Sep 29, we have a variance of $0.451 per gallon.
On Nov 24, we have a variance of $0.847 per gallon.
http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/
Date Weekly U.S. No 2 Diesel Retail Prices (DPG)
Sep 29, 2014 3.755
Oct 06, 2014 3.733
Oct 13, 2014 3.698
Oct 20, 2014 3.656
Oct 27, 2014 3.635
Nov 03, 2014 3.623
Nov 10, 2014 3.677
Nov 17, 2014 3.661
Nov 24, 2014 3.628
Date Weekly U.S. Regular Conventional Retail Gasoline Prices (DPG)
Sep 29, 2014 3.304
Oct 06, 2014 3.246
Oct 13, 2014 3.147
Oct 20, 2014 3.07
Oct 27, 2014 3.016
Nov 03, 2014 2.956
Nov 10, 2014 2.907
Nov 17, 2014 2.856
Nov 24, 2014 2.781