College students to lose Bridge Cards and food aid
Michigan College students needing food aid will now have a harder time getting it. The state Department of Human Services will take bridge cards away from college students who don’t meet federal...
View ArticleHouse republicans aim to reduce fraud in food assistance program
The state provides food-assistance to low-income residents who qualify through the Bridge Card Program. The card operates sort of like a debit card instead of more traditional food stamps. They were...
View ArticleMichigan gets $3M for fighting food stamp fraud
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan will get $3.3 million from the federal government for its past work toward stopping errors in state-administered portions of the food assistance program.Democratic U.S....
View ArticleMichigan gets $3.3 million for fighting food assistance fraud
Michigan is getting 3.3 million dollars from the federal government to continue efforts to stop errors in the Food Assistance Program. Senator Debbie Stabenow said the state is improving on ways to...
View Article30,000 college students cut from Michigan food stamps program
Since April, about 30,000 college students were dropped from Michigan’s food assistance program. The Department of Human Services’ new eligibility requirements knocked off more than expected.Brian...
View ArticleState House votes to restrict food assistance use
Welfare recipients could not use their state-issued debit cards to draw cash from casino ATMs or buy lottery tickets, alcohol and tobacco under legislation moving through the state Legislature.The...
View Article85,000 Michigan recipients without food assistance
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan officials were working through the night to fix an error that left 85,000 recipients of food assistance without enough money on their state-issued Bridge Cards.The error...
View ArticleFood aid back for nearly 40,000 Michigan. recipients
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Money has been added to debit cards for nearly half of 85,000 Michigan food assistance recipients who were without the aid for a day. The state says Friday that about 40,000...
View ArticleMichigan still restoring food stamps to recipients
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan agency is still working around the clock to load money onto debit cards for thousands of food stamp recipients who unexpectedly went without the aid for a day or...
View ArticleMichigan restores food stamps to all recipients
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The state has added money to all of the debit cards of 85,000 Michigan food assistance recipients and families who temporarily went without the aid this week.Michigan Department...
View ArticleMore people using Bridge Cards at farmers markets
So, we're still here in it.Stuck in the middle of winter and its hard to think about putting on flip-flops, sunglasses, and heading out for fresh, summer veggies from the farmers market.But, it seems...
View ArticleTechnical problems stop Michigan food stamp purchases
Michigan residents in a federal food program are being denied purchases with their debit-style cards because of technical problems.
View ArticleFood stamp debit cards back to normal in Michigan
Michigan's debit card-style food stamps program is working again after a technical problem crashed the system in 17 states.State Human Services Department spokesman Dave Akerly says Michigan's Bridge...
View ArticleBanning Bridge cards in strip clubs, liquor stores and casinos ?
Bridge card users could soon be unable to get cash out of ATMs inside strip clubs, some liquor stores, and casinos. That's the idea behind a package of bills the state Senate passed today. Bridge...
View Article'Poor soil and a short growing season': How U.P. farmers are building a new...
With its rocky soil, thick forests and painfully short growing season, the Upper Peninsula is never going to look like Iowa or Kansas – and that's okay. For more than a century, a hardy batch of...
View Article17 Lansing Police employees disciplined for misusing food from Bridge Card...
An internal investigation shows a team of police officers investigating Bridge Card fraud in Lansing violated department policies by eating confiscated food. The Lansing Police Department announced it...
View ArticleDouble Up Food Bucks program gets boost from USDA
The Fair Food Network says it will use a $5.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand Michigan’s Double Up Food Bucks program.The program helps residents receiving food...
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