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House bill would take 3.8 million off food stamps
CNN The bill would cut $40 billion from food stamps over the next decade, which would force about 14 million people from the program by 2023, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The bill would tighten the rules for getting into the … |
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New Zealand overprints for Pacific IslandsLinn’s Stamp NewsThat first stamp was a New Zealand 1-penny Universal Penny Postage stamp. It bore the allegorical image of Zealandia, the personification of the country, and was issued for New Zealand in 1901 (New Zealand Scott 100). The stamps sent to Niue were … More: continued here
Danbury News Times Iconic Nashville soda shop hosts new USPS stamps launchDanbury News TimesIn this undated photo released by the United States Postal Service, one of the "soda fountain favorites" stamps is displayed. Five years ago, the future seemed grim for a Nashville soda shop that opened during the Great Depression. Faced with a rent…
More SD Families Using Food StampsYankton Daily PressSIOUX FALLS (AP) — More South Dakota families are using food stamps to put food on their tables. Statewide use of the government benefit jumped 34 percent … More: continued here
CITY ORDERED TO DELIVER FOOD STAMPS MORE QUICKLYCityLimits.org –38 minutes agoA former nurse and a grandmother, Ms. J spoke evenly as she related her experience participating in the city’s food stamps program – but the frustration of … More: continued here
GOP stills resorts to dog-whistle politicsGreenville News16th debate in South Carolina, Gingrich had a perfect protagonist in the person of Juan Williams, who had the temerity to ask Mr. Gingrich about the race-baiting statements he had made — calling President Barack Obama the “food stamps” president, …Barbra Streisand: 'Barack Obama Has Not Put Anyone on…
Massachusetts to retire art stamps for hunting permitsThe Patriot LedgerBarry Julius of Brockton won the 2009 Massachusetts waterfowl stamp competition with this white-wingerd scoter. By Anonymous Ending a 51-year tradition, … More: continued here