Albertsons puts a new stamp on the original loyalty program – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

ND wallet thief suspect caught after federal stallGrand Forks HeraldThe food stamp cards are supposed to help erase the stigma associated with paper food stamps at grocery stores, officials said. Under federal law, the names …Police finally charge wallet thief on food stampsGrand Forks Heraldall 8 news articles » More: continued here

Use of food stamps, public transportation up in TucsonFOX11AZ.com, AZ –3 minutes ago“I’ve seen people drive up in a Mercedes Benz with food stamps in their hand because of the economy. I’ve seen people in Cadillacs with food stamps now,” he … More: continued here

More county residents using food stampsSanta Rosa Press DemocratElia Solar, right, signs up Dalilu Escobedo and her baby Angel Cab for foods stamps at the Petaluma Health Center in 2010. By MARTIN ESPINOZA The number of people who receive food stamps in Sonoma County continues to grow at a steady rate, … More: continued here

UP IN ASH: Where Taunton stands as the state stamps out anti-tobacco fundingTaunton Daily GazetteState leaders have gutted funding for anti-tobacco initiatives more than 90 percent in the last 10 years, leading to fewer spot checks of retail stores for cigarette sales to minors, cuts to programs that help smokers …and more » More: continued here

Lincoln Journal Star Bill would allow food stamps for drug felons, with conditionsLincoln Journal Star… allow people with one or more felony convictions for possession or use of controlled drugs, or people with one or two convictions for selling or distributing those drugs, to receive food stamps if they get drug abuse treatment after the…

A Michigan man who won $2 million in a state lottery game continues to collect food stamps 11 months after striking it rich. And there’s nothing the state can do about it, at least for now. More: continued here