Food stamps: More Americans keep signing up

Mustang 360 US Postal Service Honors the American Pickup with StampsMustang 360The US Postal Service just announced its upcoming release of four different Forever stamps to commemorate the American pickup truck. Amusingly the Postal Service can't confirm exactly what the date is when the new stamps will arrive, but assured it …New stamps commemorate Pluto…

SPRINGFIELD — The employees Gov. Rod Blagojevich targeted for layoffs Thursday included 306 people at the state agency that investigates child abuse and 73 jobs at the agency that handles food stamps and addiction programs. More: continued here

It's in Newport News' budget: $25000 for cigarette tax stampsDaily PressIt's going to cost Newport News about $25,000 for tax stamps placed on cigarette packs sold in the city in fiscal year 2017, which begins July 1. Those little quarter-inch square green stamps show the city tax of 85 cents per pack of 20 cigarettes…

A program that has been singled out for national ridicule is rapidly improving. More: continued here

Washington Post Millions forced to wait for food stamps benefitsNewsWest9.comAP – June 10, 2010 7:05 AM ET SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A review by The Associated Press found that dozens of food-stamp programs in 39 states left at least a …Millions forced to wait for food stamps benefitsThe Associated Pressall 195 news articles » More: continued…

WRAL.com NC man bounces checks for $58K in postage stampsWRAL.comDocuments filed in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, say Moore opened a checking account and deposited about $5,000 before visiting several post offices in Virginia and North Carolina to stockpile stamps. He also spent about $5,000 at office supply …and more » More: continued here