The Lansing State Journal reports that the number of people in the Michigan needing government help buying groceries is at an all-time high, topping 1 million in a month for the first time since 1994. That's one out of every nine Michiganians (11% of residents) buying their daily bread with food stamps. On Friday and over the objections of anti-hunger groups, the U.S. House voted Friday cut $700 million from the Food Stamp Program. Michigan could lose about $1 million in federal money if that passes.

Also see Local agencies raising funds as requests for food aid climb in the LSJ
Food Bank Council of Michigan

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