Juliet Linderman, Author at Greenfield Recorder

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019 file photo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testifies during a House Agriculture Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration is tightening work requirements for the federal food stamp program in a move that will slash benefits for hundreds of thousands of people. The finalized rule, announced Wednesday, will restrict states from exempting work-eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment in order to receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps feed more than 36 million Americans. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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668,000 will lose food stamp benefits under new work rules

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressDecember 4, 2019

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on the federal food stamp program will lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients.The move by the administration is the latest…

Police stand outside an office for the Cayuga Centers in the the Harlem neighborhood of New York, June 21, 2018.

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Claim: Migrant children molested in US foster care

by Juliet Linderman Associated Press, Garance Burke Associated Press, and And Martha Mendoza Associated PressAugust 16, 2019

Doris Cochran works on "an ugly sweater," which she is planning to sell, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 in her apartment in Arlington, Va., Cochran is a disabled mother of two young boys living in subsidized housing in Arlington, Virginia. She’s stockpiling canned foods to try to make sure her family won’t go hungry if her food stamps run out. She says she just doesn’t know “what’s going to happen” and that’s what scares her the most. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

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For many, the safety net in a shutdown doesn’t feel safe

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressJanuary 21, 2019

FILE - In this May 16, 2018, file photo, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, speaks about the farm bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House easily passed on Dec. 12, the farm bill, a massive legislative package that reauthorizes agriculture programs and food aid. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Congress approves $400 billion for farmers, forests, poor

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressDecember 12, 2018

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz. speaks with a reporter on Capitol Hill.

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Ex-aide: Rep. Franks offered $5M to carry his child

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressDecember 8, 2017

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., returns to his office after talking to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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At Capitol, Franken apologizes and sees long fight for trust

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Juliet Linderman Associated PressNovember 27, 2017

Then-comedian Al Franken and sports commentator Leeann Tweeden perform a comic skit on Dec. 15, 2006.

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Franken faces probe after woman says he groped her

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Juliet Linderman Associated PressNovember 16, 2017

This photo provided by the Maryland State Police shows Radee Labeeb Prince. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, authorities say a man showed up for work at a countertop company in Maryland and shot several of his co-workers and then drove to Wilmington, Del., and shot a man he knew at an auto sales and service business. Prince, the suspect in the shootings in Maryland and Delaware is in custody, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. (Maryland State Police via AP)

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Widow of workplace shooting victim says he feared co-worker

by Juliet Linderman Associated Press, and Matthew Barakat Associated PressOctober 19, 2017

Police respond to a shooting at a business park in the Edgewood area of Harford County, Md., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

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Manhunt underway after 3 killed at Maryland office shooting

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressOctober 18, 2017

Displaced kids play while sheltering at Gallery Furniture, Wednesday, in Richmond, Texas.

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Businesses become storm shelters in Texas

by Juliet Linderman Associated PressSeptember 1, 2017