Working-age people are now the majority recipients of food stamps, replacing children and seniors as the traditional primary beneficiaries, a new analysis shows. Federal spending on food stamps has doubled since 2008. More: continued here

— A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an election year. More: continued here

Metro Bitcoin traders charged over Silk Road, the 'eBay of drugs'MetroTwo Bitcoin traders have been charged with selling more than £600,000 of the virtual currency to users of online drugs market Silk Road. Charlie Shrem, a high-profile figure in the virtual currency community, and Robert Faiella are accused of …and …

Post Office Site Q&A Held ThursdayPatch.comThe Township of Maplewood will be holding a special public meeting, Thursday, to address questions and concerns about the Post Office redevelopment site. Members of the public are invited to attend at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Maplewood …Affordable Care Act Help and …

A Sad First: Working People Now Need Food Stamps More than Kids, ElderlyBillMoyers.comMaggie Barcellano helps her daughter, Zoe, 3, use a pepper grinder with dinner at Barcellano's father's house in Austin, Texas on Jan. 25, 2014. Barcellano, who lives with her father, enrolled in the food stamps program to help …

Wonkette (satire) Heritage Foundation Notes Food Stamps Given To Stupid College Grads Who …Wonkette (satire)First off, it seems that the Heritage headline, “You Won't Believe How Many Food Stamp Recipients Have Attended College,” is a tad misleading, because they aren't talking about people who finish college, just the number who …

Letter: Updated HVAC would help post office stay afloatTopeka Capital JournalThe U.S. Post Office at 424 S. Kansas is an architectural gem and historical icon, on that no one disagrees. The building is a destination and an anchor for Topeka's downtown district. In thinking about the closure and relocation of …

CNBC.com Farm Bill Deal Would Cut Food Stamps by 1 PercentABC NewsA House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers …

A group of bipartisan lawmakers on Monday agreed to a deal on a farm bill that would end direct subsidies to farms in favor of crop insurance. More: continued here

Working-age people now make up the majority of households that rely on food stamps, for the first time ever. And some experts say this trend is here to stay. More: continued here