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My Week on (Fake) Food Stamps
Chicagoist The goal was to challenge people to eat as if they were on food stamps. To qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a person's gross … Child-Nutrition Bill Stalls Out Over Cuts to Food Stamps SNAP program receives national award Cutting Food Stamps to Pay For School Lunch Programs? |
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Stamps to feature Itu Aba IslandTaipei TimesChunghwa Post is set to publish a set of stamps featuring Itu Aba Island (Taiping Island, 太平島) as part of the government's efforts to assert its sovereignty over the South China Sea island. The stamp collection is to be published tomorrow, the same … More: continued here
Indiana’s NewsCenter Ind. panel approves ending welfare privatizationThe Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana House panel endorsed a bill Monday that would end the state's privatization of food stamps, Medicaid and other welfare benefits. …Some Say Welfare Overhaul Is Too Little, Too LateINDYchannel.comIndiana May End Privatization Of Some Social ServicesIndiana’s NewsCenterOverhaul of state welfare will debut…
Changes in rules and eligibility have contributed to very large increases in the cost of the food stamps program, SNAP, an economist writes. More: continued here
WDAY Airmail turns 100, USPS celebrates with stampsWDAYTo celebrate, USPS is releasing commemorative stamps. It symbolizes the courage of air carriers that make the service possible for us today. "As we've went along, how we fly mail, and how we decide who we fly with has progressed, probably, the most …USPS releases new Forever stamp…
Food StampsParkersburg NewsOnly Arkansas and Missouri have worse "food security" than Ohio, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. What that means is the federal government has found a way to put a number on how many families are forced to skip meals – or eat less …and more » More: continued here
Times247 Senate Republicans: Policy, not necessity, drives ballooning food stamp rollsDaily CallerBy Caroline May – The Daily Caller Photo: AP Republican senators are arguing that the economic recession was not the only reason that food stamp spending growth outpaced increases in defense, Medicaid and transportation spending over the last four …Sessions, Paul seek big cuts…