In recent media reports, Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) stated that he had food stamp funding increased first by 13.6 percent, then by another $1 million this year. Sablan says that he doesn’t consider it “welfare” because he knows that it is basic human...

The Fitial administration’s initial finding is that it did not overspend food stamp money that caused the program to cut its benefits by 13.6 percent in May, but it is seeking further clarification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding its letter to Delegate...