The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Food stamps waiver request: Healthier food out, jobs inThe Herald | HeraldOnline.comCOLUMBIA — After a public flirtation with requiring food stamps be used only to buy healthier foods, Gov. Nikki Haley's administration has decided to take a different course and require more food-stamp recipients find a …

Big Lots, Inc. (BIG) news: Retailers look for lift from food stampsSeeking AlphaBig Lots (BIG +20%) says it will add freezers and coolers to hundreds of stores this year in a move that will help it capture some of the food stamps business. The company noted that stores with refrigeration …

PoliticsPA PA-Gov Round-Up: Corbett Protects Food Stamps, PAGOP Hits Schwartz Again …PoliticsPAThe big surprise of the week came from Governor Corbett himself and the policy decision of his Department of Public Welfare to protect food stamp recipients from cuts in their benefits. The move stemmed from the latest federal farm …

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Philly.com States Veto Food Stamp Cuts as $8.6 Billion Deal FadesBloombergCongress last month passed a revamp of agriculture and food policy that was supposed to save the U.S. government $8.6 billion in food-stamp costs over a decade. That may not happen now that some states are finding a way to …

Drake's flood-damaged post office to reopen MondayReporterHerald.comDebris lies piled outside the post office in Drake west of Loveland during flood-recovery efforts. Almost six months after the Big Thompson River overflowed its banks and heavily damaged the building, the post office will reopen for business Monday … More: continued here

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Middlewich Guardian Middlewich church warden knocked over by Royal Mail vanMiddlewich GuardianRoyal Mail spokesperson, Val Bodden, said: “We can confirm that one of our delivery vans was involved in a road traffic incident involving an elderly pedestrian last week in Civic Way, Middlewich. "We are working with the police who …

Multnomah County food pantries see uptick in visitors as food stamps cuts take …The OregonianWhen lawmakers approved $5 billion in cuts to the federal food stamps program starting last November, Multnomah County's food pantries felt the shock waves. The cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, …