No permits yet filed for former Ukiah Post Office, empty 18 monthsUkiah Daily JournalNo permits have been filed yet for potential work at the former site of the Ukiah Post Office on North Oak Street, according to the City of Ukiah Planning Department. Senior Planner Kim Jordan said that as …

Politico House GOP takes another stab at food stamps billPoliticoHouse Republicans are proposing to double their food stamp savings to nearly $40 billion by rolling back waivers for able-bodied adults and targeting funds to states that are willing to impose greater work requirements on the parents of young children. More: …

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House GOP Leaders Agree to Further Food-Stamp CutsWall Street JournalThe agreement was reached by a working group of around 20 House Republicans who have been meeting for several weeks to find a pathway forward on food-stamps funding. The group includes House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.), who has been … …

Vote on Royal Mail strike ballotExpress.co.ukRoyal Mail said it was "disappointed" that the CWU was debating a strike ballot , adding: "Earlier this month, Royal Mail proposed a legally-binding three-year agreement to deliver its agenda for growth and industrial stability that included an 8.6 … More: continued here

House GOP Strikes Food Stamps PactNational Review Online (blog)A group of House Republicans led by Majority Leader Eric Cantor has agreed on a revision to the food stamps portion of the farm bill that Cantor believes will broadly unite the GOP conference. A senior Republican aide tells National Review Online …

WASHINGTON — Food stamps look ripe for the picking, politically speaking. Through five years and counting of economic distress, the food aid program has swollen up like a summer tomato. It grew to $78 billion last year, more than double its size when the recession began in late 2007. More: …

UPDATED: Two Men Rob Lakewood Heights Post OfficePatch.com… Paul (Editor) , August 01, 2013 at 07:35 PM. 1 Comment Recommend. Flag as Inappropriate. Yulanda Burns, a spokeswoman with the U.S Postal Inspector, discusses the August 1 robbery of the Lakewood Heights Post Office. VIDEO CREDIT: Péralte Paul. More: continued here

Yahoo! News Time to take a bite out of food stamps?Yahoo! NewsThe Republican-led House has severed food stamp policy from farm legislation, its longtime safe harbor. A group of GOP lawmakers is planning a separate food stamp bill that would cut the program by as much as 5 percent, or …

Food stamps look ripe for the picking, politically speaking. Through five years and counting of economic distress, the food aid program has swollen up like a summer tomato. It grew to $78 billion last … More: continued here