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AL.com 42000 off food stamp rolls after Alabama implements work requirementsAL.comA rule change designed to get able-bodied adults off food stamps has reduced the number of Alabamians receiving assistance by tens of thousands in the last year. On Jan. 1, 2016, there were 49,940 able-bodied adults without dependents utilizing the … More: continued here

CBS Local House Bill Would Allow Drug Testing For Food StampsCBS LocalNEW YORK – FEBRUARY 10: Kethia Dorelus a social worker with the Cooperative Feeding Program displays a Federal food stamps card that is used to purchase food on February 10, 2011 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Recent statistics show that nationwide, …and more » More: continued here

It's a program that's designed to help people buy the food they need. Since 2007, the number of households relying on food stamps jumped more than 100,000. More: continued here

Two indicted in theft of stamps for resaleBaltimore Sun, United StatesTwo men were indicted Tuesday in a scheme to steal more than a half-million dollars' worth of postage stamps and sell them at a discount, sometimes on eBay, the Maryland US attorney's office announced. According to the indictment, Marvin Lamont Foster, …Grand Jury Indicts In Stolen…

County rubber-stamps gravel settlementsBelgrade News, mt –8 minutes agoBy Michael Tucker, staff writer Much to the chagrin of a handful of residents, the Gallatin County Commission on Tuesday officially signed settlements with … More: continued here

Stamps to get special cancellationPost-BulletinPost office employees will cancel first-class mail for collectors or people just wanting to mail with the special stamp. Breast cancer research stamps will be sold at 55 cents each, or $11 for a sheet; 11 cents per stamp is donated to breast cancer … More: continued here