Press Clips: Soda Taxes and Food StampsBevNET.comsuper big gulp While there has been a great deal of talk about soda tax legislation as a way to combat rising obesity rates, a growing number of health advocates want to restrict the use of food stamps for purchases of sugary drinks. Bolstering that … More: continued here
Drug Testing for Food Stamps? Lawmakers Never LearnFlagpole MagazineWe were reminded of this again last week when state officials were told that the law they enacted this year requiring some food stamp applicants to take a drug test is illegal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture told the Department of Human Services …Food Stamp Drug Testing…
Philippine Star INC centennial postal stamps illegal?Philippine StarFor Malacañang, these stamps do not violate the constitutional provision prohibiting the appropriation and payment of public funds for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, sectarian institution, or system of religion … More: continued here
GPB 54 defendants charged in $18 million food stamp fraud schemeSavannah Morning NewsPhotos. Back | Next. Steve Bisson/Savannah Morning News – United States Attorney Edward J. Tarver announces charges brought in WIC and Food Stamp programs fraud at a press conference Tuesday at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Savannah. Back | Next.Eighty- Eight Georgians Charged…
Despite economy, food stamp use still highKIMT 3ALBERT LEA, Minn. – While the economy seems to be on the upswing, many in our area are still relying on food stamps to feed their families. In Minnesota alone, more than 500,000 use the stamps. That is more than double what it was just a decade ago….
India Post to kick off sale of World Cup stampsTimes of IndiaCHENNAI: On Thursday, soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases India Post's set of commemorative postage stamps in New Delhi to mark the 2014 Fifa World Cup, philatelists and football fans in Chennai will be able to purchase them right here in … More: continued…
Report: Charleston judge rubber-stamps disability claimsCharleston GazetteReport: Charleston judge rubber-stamps disability claims. By Rachel Molenda, Staff writer. AP photo Administrative Law Judge Harry C. Taylor II, of the Charleston office of the Disability Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration …and more » More: continued here
Food stamps: let them eat what they wantVidette OnlineIn recent news, a study published by this month's Health Affairs found that banning the purchase of soda with food stamps would dramatically decrease obesity and type-II diabetes in the U.S. It approximated that obesity rate would drop 1.12 percent for …Stanford Study: Sugary Drink Ban for…
More than 79000 people no longer receive food stampsChristian Science MonitorThe latest data released by the Department of Agriculture indicated that in March, 79,476 individual recipients were removed from the food stamps program with the current total declining 3.41 percent on a year-over-year basis. RECOMMENDED: 10 best … More: continued here
Food stamp participation down for fifth straight monthDesMoinesRegister.comCONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. The number of Americans receiving food stamps fell for the fifth straight month to 46.1 million in March, dropping to its lowest level in nearly three years, according to data from the Agriculture Department. More: continued here