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CT Post Many farmers markets take food stampsCT PostHARTFORD — Visiting a local farmers' market here on Wednesday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy took the opportunity to remind people that not only are “Connecticut Grown” products healthy, but many city dwellers can use food stamps to buy them.and more » More: continued …

Florida Courier States reconsidering restrictions on food stamps and welfare benefits for drug …Florida CourierSince 1996, 18 states have lifted restrictions on food stamps, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and 26 allow people with certain types of drug felonies to get those benefits — leaving six states …

Fox News Most states waiving work requirements for food stamps, despite improving job …Fox NewsForty-four of the 50 states have to some degree eased work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps: 30 states grant waivers state-wide, while another 14 issue partial waivers in …

Tobacco makers reminded on use of tax stamps on cigarettesInquirer.netJUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima on Thursday warned tobacco manufacturers, importers to comply with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) regulation to affix internal revenue tax stamps on their products or the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI …and more » More: continued …

Childhood poverty, food stamps on rise in Harvey CountyThe KansanStatewide the number of children living in poverty increased, according to the recent Kid's Count report. Harvey County followed that trend as well. The percentage of children living in poverty in Harvey County increased in the five years documented in …and …

Alaska Dispatch News Alaska re-enacts federal work requirements for food stampsAlaska Dispatch NewsJUNEAU — The state of Alaska is planning to enforce federal work requirements for food stamps that had been suspended for more than a decade, potentially affecting thousands of recipients. Since 2004, the state's unemployment rate had been …

KMVT Food stamps require job search programKMVTTWIN FALLS, Id. ( KMVT / KSVT ) If a person or family has an income less than 130% of poverty, they may qualify for food stamps. In Idaho there are specific standards that must be met, in addition to the income requirements from …

Alaska Dispatch News State to enforce federal work requirements for food stampsAlaska Dispatch News1, "able-bodied" adults between 18 and 49 years old with no dependents living with them will be limited to three months of food stamps in a 36-month period unless they work or participate in an approved job …

Phillipsburg council merely rubber-stamps mayor's proposals | Letterlehighvalleylive.comI have gone to almost all of the Phillipsburg Town council meetings for the last year and a half. Here's how our council works. The mayor and the council attorney compose the council agenda. I do not know if the council president is …

The Hayride Report: Food Stamp Use Up 300 Percent Since '00, As Eligibility Requirements …Daily CallerFood stamp use has increased nearly 300 percent nationwide since 2014, despite a drop in the poverty rate, according to a report released Wednesday by The Foundation for Government Accountability. “Even though poverty rates are …