By ANDREW TAYLOR Democrats controlling Congress are looking at tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and more food stamps to stimulate the sagging economy. But even as momentum builds behind those ideas – with President Bush increasingly open to proposing a stimulus package later this month – the effort is fraught with election-year risks for both Democrats and Republicans. Any politician …
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The Union Leader Food stamps in NH: Work, child support debatedThe Union LeaderSen. Kevin Avard, R-Nashua, wants to reform New Hampshire's food stamp program, which he says provides a disincentive for people receiving assistance from jumping into the workplace. Before we address the merits of this idea, let's dispense with the …Editorial: Food stamp bill…
FCC rubber-stamps use of select AT&T LTE bands by smaller US carriersEngadgetLast month, AT&T agreed to let smaller US carriers use its 700MHz LTE spectrum, and now the Federal Communications Commission has rubber stamped the company's interoperability plan. With the approval in place, the way is paved for punier providers …FCC rubber-stamps use of select AT&T…
Q13 FOX Ballots require two stampsHelena Independent RecordNow that ABSENTEE BALLOTS have been mailed, it's important to note that they REQUIRE TWO STAMPS in order to be mailed. The use of only one stamp will be insufficient postage. It's difficult for me to imagine why the design of the absentee ballot would …Mail-in ballots in some…
Editorial: Lawmakers should lift Missouri's lifetime ban on food stamps for …STLtoday.comMissouri's continuation of the lifetime ban on food stamps for people with records of drug felonies is a meat-ax approach to a problem that would be better solved with a scalpel. A provision that authorizes the ban was part of the federal welfare ……
Number of elderly NYC residents with food stamps has risen; more are eligible …The RepublicAP NEW YORK — The number of New York City residents over the age of 65 receiving benefits through the food stamp program has increased about 30 percent during the current recession. But advocates say there's still work to be done…
Linn’s Stamp News Watercolor paintings by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on Greenland stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsNew Stamps of the World — By Denise McCarty. New stamps from Greenland reproduce watercolor paintings by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. One of the stamps is a semipostal with a surtax for the Greenlandic Children's Association, which works to…