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WMTW Portland LePage: Maine will no longer waive food stamp work requirementsPress HeraldMaine has one of the highest rates of food stamp recipients in the country. Last month, Maine administered $26.6 million in food stamps to 122,807 households comprising 231,308 individuals. That means the 12,000 people identified by the LePage …Maine …

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Arizona Food Stamps and Unemployment Scammers…Phoenix New Times (blog)Arizona's Department of Economic Security is to be repaid $2.1 million by people caught gaming the food stamps and unemployment insurance programs. The agency's investigative units, with help from law enforcement, found 87 people in the last year who …and more » More: continued …

LePage proposes work requirement for food stampsPress HeraldPaul LePage on Wednesday announced a rule change that would require able-bodied adults who receive federal food stamps to work, enroll in work training or volunteer in order to remain eligible for benefits. “We must continue to do all that we can to …Maine …

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azcentral.com Ariz. food-stamp, unemployment fraud add up to $2.1 milazcentral.comThe agency, working with the attorney general's office, local law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, identified 87 food-stamp recipients who should not have received the benefit during the fiscal year that ended June 30. They are …and more » More: …

News 92 FM Liberty County Sheriff's deputies pay forces them to apply for food stampsKTRK-TVBut several deputies at the Liberty County Sheriff's Office are making so little much money, they receive food stamps. Starting pay is $36,800/year. "It's embarrassing. It's the only way I can describe it," said one deputy …

Emirates Post Group issues special stamps to mark Zayed Humanitarian DayMENAFN.COMIn coordination with the Ministry of Social and Khalifa bin Zayed Foundation for Humanitarian Work, an ornamental frame of the stamps was presented to HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, and President of …

Food stamp use in first decline since recessionCincinnati.comChristian Easton, right, of Shively, buys chicken from farmer Anwar Barbour on her trip to pick up fresh fruit and vegetables at the Shawnee Neighborhood Fresh Stop, held at Redeemer Lutheran Church . She has relied on food stamps for several months … More: …