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Low-income Montanans spared food stamp cutsBillings GazetteIn a move that prevents 2,000 Montanans from being denied food stamps, Gov. Steve Bullock authorized changes to the home heating assistance program for the poor on Wednesday. The changes keep food stamps available for Montanans who qualify by …and more » More: continued here

Posting a letter will cost the same for Isle of Man and UK deliveries from the end of this month. More: continued here

Food stamps: Cuts delayed for thousands of OregoniansThe OregonianUpdate: Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Wednesday afternoon that Oregon, too, will allocate enough energy-assistance dollars to avoid food stamp cuts under the farm bill. We have a developing story on the food stamp announcement. Check back at that …and more » More: continued here

Food stamps: 141000 Oregonians won't see cuts expected under farm billThe Oregonian… minimal food budgets cut," said Rachel Wray, a spokeswoman for the governor. The decision means that Heat and Eat households in Oregon will continue to receive an additional $4.64 million each month in food stamps, totaling about $56 …

Could outsourcing food stamps cause problemsKAKEKatelin Boyd noticed the change this December, when she went to get food stamps to support her baby, Savannah, who is now six months old. "It's not as convenient, but for me I was able to wait but not everyone else can." Boyd said. "It …

The Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) first attempt to implement high-security Tax Stamps/Labels on cigarettes has been suspended following serious objections raised by small manufactures, besides resistance by multinational companies and objections of Transparency International Pakistan. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Auschwitz metal stamps used by Nazis for tattooing discovered in PolandTelegraph.co.ukMetal stamps with embedded needles that the SS once used to tattoo inmates at the notorious Nazi death camp at Auschwitz have been discovered in Poland. The find has been hailed by the Auschwitz museum, which now stands on …

Food stamps backlog fixed? Not yet, Wos tells lawmakersThe Progressive PulseWos told lawmakers that 1,975 cases remained in the food stamps backlog. A March 31 deadline was set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in response to a massive backlog that rose in December to more than 20,000 households waiting …

Auschwitz metal stamps with embedded needles, which were used by Nazis to tattoo inmates, have been discovered in Poland in 'one of the most important finds in years'         More: continued here

Voluntary Action Center seeks seniors to enroll in food stamps programScranton Times-TribuneSCRANTON – The Voluntary Action Center is reaching out to qualifying seniors to help them enroll in the federal food-stamp program. Lackawanna County residents 60 and up who have monthly income of $1,916 for individuals or $2,586 for married …