The Record: Save food stampsNorthJersey.comFOR MANY members of Congress, the debate over food stamps may be simply a matter of facts and figures. But a group of doctors recently warned them not to make deeper cuts after a study showed an increase in the frequency of diabetic emergencies for …and more » More: continued here
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Doctors say cutting food stamps could backfireLongview Daily NewsFood stamps, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, feed 1 in 7 Americans and cost almost $80 billion a year, twice what it cost five years ago. Conservatives say the program spiraled out of control as the economy struggled …and more » More: continued here
Arrested school counselor says she did report abuseAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBut Cynthia Stamps-Jones said she tried several times to report the abuse to the Division of Family and Children Services, but no one answered the phone. Stamps-Jones, also a city of Riverdale councilwoman, also contacted her supervisors and the county …School counselor accused of not reporting…
ThinkProgress No, People In Colorado Are Not Using Food Stamps To Buy PotThinkProgressDays after Colorado began to allow recreational marijuana businesses to legally operate in the state, a group of state legislators filed a bill to ensure that no food stamps or public assistance funds are used at those shops. The bill comes after a…
It’s an idea that gives new meaning to the term “deadbeat stoner”: an impoverished Colorado resident heading down to the newly legal, newly opened pot dispensary and buying some weed with an Electronic Benefits Transfer card instead of cash. (The cards can draw on the Supplemental Nutritional Benefit Program and other federal cash benefit programs…
WantChinaTimes Canada Post highlights strength, grace with Year of the Horse stampsSacramento BeeOTTAWA, Jan. 13, 2014 — /CNW/ – Canada Post today released its Lunar New Year stamps to honour the Year of the Horse, which runs from January 31, 2014, until February 18, 2015. The stamps are the sixth issue in a 12-year series…
It’s an idea that gives new meaning to the term “deadbeat stoner”: an impoverished Colorado resident heading down to the newly legal, newly opened pot dispensary and buying some weed with an Electronic Benefits Transfer card instead of cash. (The cards can draw on the Supplemental Nutritional Benefit Program and other federal cash benefit programs…
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Stamps, clothing, food prices expected to increase this yearABC15.com (KNXV-TV)Stamps. If you need to mail a letter, plan on spending $.03 more, starting on January 26. To buy a stamp you will pay $.49 instead of $.46. They say this is only a temporary thing and should only last two years. To avoid…