PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The attorney appointed by a federal judge to deal with failures in Rhode Island's food stamp system says the state has eliminated a backlog of thousands of applications. The state has been grappling with problems since it introduced a new computer system last year. Deming Sherman also said in a report filed in U.S.
Official: Rhode Island Food Stamp Backlog Eliminated
MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press, The Providence Journal
Fri, 12/15/2017 - 1:11pm
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