35 Pct of Puerto Ricans rely on food stampsFox News LatinoThirty-five percent of the population in Puerto Rico receives food stamps, an abnormally large proportion due in part to a 31 percent increase in the number of Puerto Ricans over 60 who qualify for benefits. Seniors account for 264,000 of the 1.3 … More: continued…
Washington Post (blog) Who leaked the plans for upcoming postage stamps?Washington Post (blog)A Washington Post article revealing a secret list of future postage stamps has piqued the interest of one of the nation's most prominent philatelist publications, which is trying to figure out who might have leaked the information to reporter Lisa Rein … More:…
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com SC Gov. Haley Wants to Link Food Stamps to JobsWLTX.comHaley Wants to Link Food Stamps to Jobs. Associated Press 2:58 p.m. EST March 8, 2014. nikki. Gov. Haley announces 500 New Jobs Coming to the Upstate (Photo: Getty Images). SHARE 2 CONNECT 4 TWEET 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE. COLUMBIA, S.C. …Haley wants to link…
The moves will force Congress to spend as much as it had hoped to save with trims. More: continued here
Wall Street Journal States finding ways to skirt cuts in food stamps, frustrating congressional goalsWashington PostCongress last month passed a revamp of agriculture and food policy that was supposed to save the U.S. government $8.6 billion in food-stamp costs over a decade. That may not happen, though, now that some states are finding a way…
Town Hall Jon Stewart Attempts to "Slay" Food Stamp Fraud Allegations; Misses Real PointTown HallOn Tuesday, Jon Stewart attempted to "slay" arguments regarding food stamp fraud on The Daily Show. In the video, Stewart spoke about the supposed hypocrisy of conservatives criticizing food stamp usage using a collection of Fox News videos.Eric Bolling Hits Back…
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Haley wants to link food stamps to jobsThe Augusta ChronicleCOLUMBIA — Gov. Nikki Haley will not support an earlier proposal to keep food stamp recipients from buying junk food, instead backing an idea requiring people in three counties to show they are working or looking for a job to get the…
Quillian, Stamps Saw the Way to a Better FutureLynchburg News and AdvanceBut Bill Quillian and Garnell Stamps, who died just days apart from each other on March 4 and Feb. 28, respectively, had two important things in common: a love of justice and an overpowering sense of duty to do all they could make America…
SC Gov. Haley wants to link food stamps to jobsAiken StandardCOLUMBIA (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley will not support an earlier proposal to keep food stamp recipients from buying junk food, instead backing an idea requiring people in three counties to show they are working or looking for a job to get the benefits.and more »…
STAMPS FEATURE WINTER FLOWERSQuad City TimesFour flowers that brighten winter days — the amaryllis, cyclamen, Christmas cactus and paperwhite — are featured in a new set of Forever stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. To create the stamps, the flowers were first photographed and then "painted … More: continued here