NJ.com This Republican was only Jersey politico to back bill that would have cut NJ food stampsNJ.comThe south Jersey Republican once again broke with the rest of the New Jersey congressional delegation and voted for legislation that would have funded farm subsidies for the next five years while imposing new restrictions on food stamps that…
Wink News SWFL stamps out hunger donating 257K pounds of foodWink NewsMore than 257,000 pounds of food were donated as part of the Stamp out Hunger campaign in Southwest Florida. WINK News reporter Hannah Vogel checked in on the Collier Harvest Foundation's totaling process. Watch the full segment above. More: continued here
messenger-inquirer An aviation flop led to stamp-collecting historymessenger-inquirerHe, and other collectors were always on the alert for new stamps that were to be printed in two colors. They knew that such stamps had to be run twice through the hand presses at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, increasing the odds of an invert….
Waco Tribune-Herald Food stamps, immigration derail farm bill with split GOP vote, despite local lobbying effortsWaco Tribune-Herald“In my visits with constituents, easily 80 percent support taking people who are using food stamps, those who are able-bodied, and offering them a path from welfare to work. This was a bipartisan issue back in the '90s, and…
Governing Despite Farm Bill Fail, Advocates of Food Stamp Work Requirements Succeed ElsewhereGoverningThe farm bill, which included substantial changes to food stamps, failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. The legislation, crafted by Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee, would have imposed stricter work requirements on more …Tougher work rules for food stamps…
US Postal Service to Issue O Beautiful Forever StampsSierra Sun TimesMay 19, 2018 – The U.S. Post Office has announced a First-day-of-issue stamp dedication ceremony for the O Beautiful Forever stamps. The event is free and open to the public. News about these stamps is being shared with the hashtag #OBeautifulStamps. More: continued here
WJLA Farm bill fails: Work requirements for food stamps, welfare benefits still on the tableWJLAAfter three days of debate and years of work, the House of Representatives rejected the $867 billion farm bill that included a provision to impose stricter work requirements on recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known …Tougher work rules…
Valley News Editorial: Tougher Work Rules for Food Stamps Won't Help Poor People — or Save Much MoneyValley NewsAlthough that figure is down from its post-recession peak of 47.6 million in 2013, it's still far above where it was in 2007, when only 26 million Americans were enrolled in food stamps (formally known as the…
Vox Who is the freeloader: the working poor on food stamps— or corporations that don't pay them enough?VoxRepublicans in Congress just failed to pass a bill that would impose harsher work requirements for federal food stamps as part of the so-called farm bill, but there's no sign they're giving up on the idea anytime soon….
Los Angeles Times Tougher work rules for food stamps won't help poor people — or …Los Angeles TimesUnemployment is at a record low. The U.S. economy has logged nine straight years of slow-but-steady growth. Yet somehow, 40 million Americans need help …What Others Say: Tougher work rules for food stamps won't help poor — or save…