State warned on food stamps
Source: Associated Press (IN), July 19, 2007
Federal official says Indiana broke the law by failing to interview all those who applied Indiana's rollout of its privatized welfare program has broken federal food stamp rules in some cases by bypassing state employees, and a key official on Wednesday ordered steps including more training for state workers.
……… Indiana risks losing millions of dollars in federal money if it does not fix the problem. The letter from Ollice Holden, regional administrator for the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, gave FSSA 15 days to submit a plan to fix it.