“Lobbyists gird for big farm bill battles”
Read a May 27, 2012, post about lobbyists “girding for a slew of battles” on the bill; the item is on The Hill’s “On the Money” blog.
Category: Law & courts
“New farm bill would end direct payments to farmers”
Read a June 3, 2012, Associated Press article (posted by Bloomberg Businessweek) about the farm bill and its status on Capitol Hill.
“Poll: Mixed Views on Health Care, Farm Bill”
Read a June 4, 2012, National Journal article about the public’s mixed views on the farm bill, as seen in a recent poll conducted for the publication.
“Believe It or Not, You Need Food Stamps”
Read a June 5, 2012, Huffington Post blog entry about the importance of the food stamp program.
“Rising use makes food stamps a target”
Listen to a June 6, 2012, podcast about the importance of food stamps to the farm bill from American Public Media’s Marketplace.
Ryan Alexander
Ryan Alexander is president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, which says that farm bill proposals so far fall far short of what’s needed to trim budgetary bloat.
“After setback, what’s next for vouchers?”
After Florida ruled its voucher program unconstitutional, families and students must find other schools or new funding while opponents of school vouchers celebrate their victory.
“School voucher bill up for debate; press conference today with Florida voucher advocate Doug Tuthill”
Florida lawmakers will decide whether or not to expand the state’s school voucher plan.