CNN Farm bill ends subsidies, cuts food stampsCNNThe changes to food stamps would trim $8 billion from the program over the next 10 years, according to congressional aides. That's less than the $39 billion that Republicans had wanted to cut from the program, but double what Democrats had suggested. More: …
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The developers who purchased the massive U.S. Post Office and Custom House Tower on Kellogg Boulevard plans to ask for public assistance to redevelop the riverfront building into a hotel, apartments, a restaurant and a parking ramp. More: continued here
Read More »Farm Bill Deal Would Cut Food Stamps by 1 Percent – ABC News – ABC News
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Beset by the revolution in electronic communications and the increasing market share of private-label package delivery services like FedEx, the U.S. Postal Service has been struggling financially for many years. The price of a stamp may have just gone up by three cents, but with fewer and fewer Americans sending …
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Read More »Food stamps: how House, Senate negotiators agreed to cut $800 million a year
The agreed-upon cuts to food stamps are significantly less than what the House had requested, but double what the Senate had proposed. The compromise could be introduced on the House floor Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »‘Jurassic Park’ velociraptor cage for sale on eBay – CNET
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Read More »St. Paul post office developer to seek $850,000 in grants
The developers who purchased the massive U.S. Post Office and Custom House Tower on Kellogg Boulevard is asking for public assistance to redevelop the riverfront building into a hotel, apartments, a restaurant and a parking ramp. More: continued here
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Police were investigating Tuesday after burglars struck a local post office. More: continued here
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Burglars Strike Local Post OfficeKWTXLAMPASAS (January 28, 2014) Police were investigating Tuesday after two drop boxes at the Lampasas Post Office were burglarized over the weekend. A news release Tuesday from Lampasas police Sgt. Charlie Boswell said between late Saturday night …Burglary reported at Lampasas post officeLampasas Dispatch Recordall 3 news …
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