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Program boosts food stamps at Rochester Public MarketRochester Democrat and ChronicleShoppers at the Rochester Public Market redeemed $16,300 worth of food stamps in just two days over the past week — and received $8,000 in added benefits through a state-funded promotion. The FreschConnect Checks are being offered through the end …and …

Michigan contract for cigarette stamps questionedThe Detroit NewsThe State Administrative Board is poised to approve the Treasury Department's recommendation for a five-year contract with Xerox State & Local Solutions Inc. as early as next week. Xerox would provide 450 million counterfeit-resistant stamps, which are …and more » More: continued here

Temporary increase in food stamps about to end, causing worry among recipientsPlain DealerJennifer Donald, whose family receives money from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, eats dinner with her sons David, 6, left, and Donovan, 4, and daughter Jayla, 10, in Philadelphia. Families already buffeted by … …

With Leather USPS to Destroy Stamps Featuring "Unsafe" ActivitiesTown HallThe U.S. Postal Service is destroying thousands of “Let's Move”-inspired stamps due to allegations from the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition that a few of the activities on the stamps are “unsafe.” The stamps depict a variety of …The …

Postal Service Destroys 'Just Move' Stamps Over Safety ConcernsNational Review Online (blog)Postalnews, a blog run by Brian Sheehan, a retired postal employee from Massachusetts, reports that USPS Chief Marketing and Sales Officer Nagisa Manabe asked First Lady Michelle Obama to take part in a first day ceremony for the stamps. …

A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past four years. More: continued here

For millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have in the past. More: continued here

Doc StampsFlorida Times-Union (blog)What are “Doc Stamps”? Simply stated, Doc Stamps—or Documentary Stamps—are taxes. Different states have different taxes; in Florida, we have Documentary Stamps on Real Estate Deeds and Notes. The tax rate for deeds is $0.70 per $100 of the total … More: continued here

NPR (blog) In Israel, The Mystery Of Postage Stamps That Don't Add UpNPR (blog)A commemorative packet of Israeli stamps in all sorts of different denominations, none of which added up to the 6.20 NIS (6 New Israeli Shekels, 20 agorot, or $1.74) it took to mail a letter or postcard …

A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past four years. More: continued here