Ask Joe: Post Office Won't Disclose Cost of Dead TreesKRNV My News 4Now, after getting a number of complaints the post office is going to have the dead trees and shrubs dug up and they are going to replace them with xeriscape, or desert landscaping. How much will it cost …

Which costs more: Food stamps or farm subsidies?Kansas City StarOf that, 80 percent — $80 billion — goes for food stamps. The rest, broadly, goes for ag help, about $20 billion a year. In 2013, 47.6 million people received food stamps. That means recipients get about $1,680 in benefits, on …

House will try to curb federal agency powers after IRS controversiesDaily CallerWASHINGTON — The House plans to take steps to curb the power of federal agencies and impose more checks on them in response to recent scandals emanating from the Internal Revenue Service. The plan includes a bill that would …

May 15, 2013: Stacks of paperwork await members of the House Agriculture Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as it meets to consider proposals to the 2013 Farm Bill, including small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program in an effort to appease conservatives who say the food aid …

Will GOP plan to cut food stamps save the farm bill … or kill it?MinnPost.comBy splitting off the food stamp title of the legislation, which accounts for 80 percent of the nearly $1 trillion bill, GOP leaders hope to attract back enough conservative Republican votes to pass the measure. That …

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House GOP drops food stamps from massive farm billYahoo! NewsGOP leadership released a smaller version of the five-year bill late Wednesday, dropping a controversial section of the legislation that would have made small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. Republicans are divided on how big cuts … More: …

Postal officials determine substance that caused evacuation – WAFF-TV: News …WAFFThe post office had been evacuated around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Hazmat teams were called in to deal with the substance. First responders said they retrieved a large bag containing approximately 12-15 packages with the substance on it. Robinson said they …

Kentfield Post Office closed after minivan crashes into buildingMarin Independent JournalA post office in Kentfield has closed with no scheduled reopening date after an 83-year-old man drove into the building Saturday, smashing through the front doors and damaging the structure. The man was in his 1996 Dodge Caravan around 4:40 …

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