Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. Some work selling lingerie or building websites. They are white, black and Hispanic, young and old, homeowners and homeless. What they have in common: They’re all on food stamps.
Assembling three-day supplies of food for hungry Delaware County residents was an eye-opening experience for the two council members, who volunteered at the local food pantry Wednesday morning.
COLUMBUS — Budget negotiators in the Ohio Legislature were expected to hear Wednesday how much money the state will have to spend in its next two-year budget, as the scramble begins over whether more money should be stashed away or shifted to other priorities.