Man faces charges of stealing $650K in postage stampsStanly News & PressWilliams provided counterfeit checks and fake identification to his 16 accomplices, who used them to buy postage stamps, gift cards and other merchandise from post offices, retail stores and warehouses throughout North and South Carolina, Virginia, … More: continued here
Cartoon Brew Ireland Celebrates its Animation Industry in StampsCartoon BrewUsers can scan any one of the stamps with the CEE app for iOS or Android to watch a short film featuring imagery from all four animated works. The app also reveals background information on the animated projects. The stamp set was designed by Vermilion …Bring these…
The state of Georgia is getting $15 million in federal money to try to reduce the number of able-bodied Georgians who are drawing food stamps every month. About 200,000 Georgians fit into the target category: healthy adults with no dependents and on food stamps. The requirement to work or go to a school…
Of course, slightly less than two-thirds of the people who get food stamps are either kids, senior citizens or disabled adults. More: continued here
Republican Budget Could Kick 11 Million Off Food StampsHuffington PostCongressional Republicans proposed a budget this week that could kick 11 million people off food stamps, according to an outside analysis released Friday. House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) unveiled his spending blueprint on Tuesday.and more » More: continued here
Republicans argue the SNAP program would be more efficient if it were run by states. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is funding an initiative to move recipients into jobs. More: continued here
KNAU Arizona Public Radio A Push To Move Food Stamp Recipients Into JobsKNAU Arizona Public Radio"The SNAP program, the food stamps program, we believe is much better run at the state level as opposed to the federal level," Price said. He notes, though, that most SNAP recipients are either elderly, disabled or children, and would…
Vermont to get $8.9 million grant to train food stamp recipientsBarre Montpelier Times ArgusThe federal government provides the money for food stamps, and states administer the distribution. Regulations vary from state to state. The pilot program will use a variety of approaches, including skills training, work-based learning and support … More: continued here
Outsider Artist Gets Stamp of ApprovalNew York Times (blog)But Mr. Ramírez counts as a highly unusual choice not only because he was Mexican-American and schizophrenic, but also because folk art stamps are rare. Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses, is one of the few who come to mind.and more » More: continued here
NPR (blog) Both Parties Agree The Food Stamp Program Needs To Change. But How?NPR (blog)When it comes to the food stamps— or SNAP benefits as they're now called — there are few areas where Republicans and Democrats agree. But getting some of the 46 million people now receiving SNAP into the work force is one…