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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 20 > Food stamp requests up 42% in Washington in November

Food stamp requests up 42% in Washington in November

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
January 20, 2009

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Food stamp applications in Washington rose 42 percent in November, taxing the state’s ability to process the requests, legislators have been advised.

Leo Ribas, director of the Division Community Services, told a legislative panel that because of the crush,....

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