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Mercer Delegation to Participate in National Stamps Scholars Convention at …Mercer NewsMACON – A Mercer delegation led by President William D. Underwood will join 500 Stamps Leadership Scholars from 41 universities around the country this weekend for the third Stamps Scholars National Convention, hosted by the Georgia Institute of … More: …

States tighten conditions for food stamps as economy improvesAlaska Dispatch NewsAt its core is a basic question: As the economy improves, should states continue waivers that were enacted during the recession to allow healthy adults to get food stamps longer than the law's time limit. Maine is one of the …

Bay Area Food Stamp Recipients Can Soon Shop OnlineKQEDFood stamps— known formally as CalFresh or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or informally as EBT, for the Electronic Benefit Transfer cards that recipients use — are a federal subsidy available for very-low-income people. Good Eggs … More: continued here

(CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow, the actress turned lifestyle guru, is known for promoting detoxes and health cleanses on her site, Goop.com. But she’s now bringing awareness to the difficulties of life on food stamps. In a tweet Friday, Paltrow showcased an array of leafy greens, dried beans and rice, purchased …

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From $995 cashmere blankets to food stamps? GOOP mastermind Gwyneth Paltrow is drastically changing her lifestyle for one week, living off of food stamps for the #FoodBankNYCChallenge. That means the actress was only able to spend $29 for seven days' worth of food. Gwynnie posted a photo of her groceries …

CNN Gwyneth Paltrow cuts back for food stamp challengeCNNBut she's now bringing awareness to the difficulties of life on food stamps. In a tweet Friday, Paltrow showcased an array of leafy greens, dried beans and rice, purchased for the amount a person living on food stamps is allotted each week, …

Appomattox, VA – The U.S. Postal Service is dedicating two new stamps Thursday, one of which shows an iconic painting depicting Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. More: continued here

Forbes Food Stamps And The Difference Between Relative And Absolute PovertyForbesThere's a campaign in New York to insist that SNAP (ie, food stamps) should not be cut. Views on that can vary either way: I'm generally in favour of a larger welfare state than the one the US has at …

Should food stamp recipients be limited on what foods they can buy with the …MyWebTimes.comA Missouri state lawmaker is pushing for legislation that would severely limit what food stamp recipients can buy. The bill being proposed would ban the purchase with food stamps of "cookies, chips, energy drinks, soft drinks, …