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WGME 13 Investigates: Food stamp benefits cut off for thousands of MainersWGMEIt says if you're healthy and don't have any kids, you need to work or you don't get food stamps. Six years ago when the recession hit, Maine and dozens of other states asked for an exemption to that …

WBIR-TV States with the most people on food stampsNews10.netThis means, a single person can be eligible for food stamps if his or her gross monthly income is under $1,265 ($15,180 per year), and a family of four can be eligible if they gross less than $2,584 per month ($31,008 per …

CBS News ​The ageless allure of stamp collectingCBS NewsNo true philatelist would pass up an 1860s stamped Pony Express envelope, now valued at as much as $50,000. No wonder Rita Braver can find dedicated stamp collectors in all sorts of places: Captain David Robinson not only loves piloting his tour …

Boxing News 24 Trainer Mark Breland stamps his signature on Deontay Wilder victoryBoxing News 24And trainer Mark Breland, who is probably best known for his unusual and lanky frame and Olympic exploits as a welterweight, put his stamp all over this fight. It was nothing short of genius, and to …

CBS News Commentary: One stamp collector's priorityCBS NewsDavid B. Robinson, a certified public accountant and canal tour boat captain in Richmond, Va., is also a life-long philatelist. After recent news from the U.S. Postal Service, Robinson penned this editorial, expressing how he would like to put his …and more » More: …

Snyder stamps out e-cig bills to avoid 'confusion'Crain’s Detroit BusinessIf it looks like a cigarette but doesn't smell like one, is it a cigarette? So far, yes. Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed bills that would prohibit e-cigarettes from being regulated as tobacco products under Michigan law. Snyder said Michigan shouldn't …

SC food stamps will be unavailable overnightGreenville NewsCOLUMBIA — South Carolina's food stamps program is going down for half a day so the state can switch vendors. The Department of Social Services administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The agency says it's moving its …and more » More: continued here

States With the Most People on Food StampsWFMY News 2With grocery bills priced as high as $1,300 per month as of late, some American workers simply cannot afford all of their groceries on top of everything else they already have to buy. This is why the government offers food stamps. …

DC Has Highest Percentage of Food Stamp RecipientsNewsmax.comMore people living in the nation's capital use food stamps, when compared to their overall population, than in the rest of the nation, an analysis of federal data reveals. There were 144,768 food stamp recipients in September and 146,278 recipients in …and more » More: …

Plattsburgh Press Republican North Bangor store owner charged with misuse of food stampsPlattsburgh Press RepublicanBANGOR — The owner of the Old Time Butcher Block store in Brushton was charged Friday with misuse of food stamps and grand larceny after a year-long investigation. Dennis J. Sauve, 45, of Bangor, fraudulently exchanged …