Atlanta Forward: Quality of Life

The federal government is threatening to pull $15 million in funding from Georgia due to its huge backlog of food stamp applications. The state must fix a system plagued by understaffing, antiquated technology and a call-in center that cannot handle all the requests that come in. Today, an analyst with the conservative Heritage Foundation suggests a number of reforms, while another with the left-leaning Georgia Budget & Policy Institute writes that the state should hire an adequate number of workers to handle the load.

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Today's columnists:

Reforming the food stamp program by Rachel Sheffield
Needy Georgians may go hungry by Melissa Johnson
Food stamp story so far ...previous coverage from MyAJC

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