Morning briefing: Food stamps, Paul Ryan, WEDC, UW grant, Frito-Lay contest77Square.comAssembly passes bill requiring that most food stamp benefits go to purchasing healthy foods: Food stamp recipients would have to spend most of their benefits on healthy food, and more kinds of food stamp fraud would be explicitly subject to state … More: continued here
George Best is to feature on a new set of stamps which go on sale tomorrow. More: continued here
The Wisconsin Assembly has approved a bill that would limit the amount of food stamp benefits that could be spent on junk food. The bill, authored by Republican Rep. Dean Kaufert of Neenah, would require people enrolled in the state's food stamps program to spend at least two-thirds of their monthly benefits on designated items…
British football greats were on hand at Wembley to launch the Royal Mail's Football Heroes Special Stamps, marking the 150th anniversary of Association Football rules… More: continued here
Dollar Store Owner In Trouble Because Food Stamps Shouldn't Be Used To Buy …The ConsumeristThe thing about food stamps is, they're called “food” stamps. Not “smartphone” or “iPod” or “tablet” stamps. You can't eat those things (please don't try), as they aren't what's known as “food.” As such, the owner of four dollar stores in…
Don't need test for food stampsGo LackawannaThe state imposed an assets test to determine food-stamp eligibility a year ago. Since then, nearly 4,000 households have lost or been denied benefits after being deemed too wealthy. Another 111,000 households were rejected for failing to provide … More: continued here
Don't need test for food stampsThe Abington JournalThe state imposed an assets test to determine food-stamp eligibility a year ago. Since then, nearly 4,000 households have lost or been denied benefits after being deemed too wealthy. Another 111,000 households were rejected for failing to provide … More: continued here
fishbat, one of the nation’s leading online marketing companies, announces its participation in Island Harvest’s “Stamp Out Hunger” event to collect food for those suffering from hunger. (PRWeb May 08, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10710374.htm More: continued here
Doraemon postage stamps to be issued by Japan Post in JuneThe Japan Daily PressAs part of its anime hero and heroine stamp series, Japan Post Co will be issuing a postal stamp set featuring characters from the massively popular Doraemon manga and anime series. The project is a collaboration with the Association of Japanese …ANIME…
Babble Nick Cannon Stamps Out HungerBabbleNick Cannon Stamps Out Hunger Nick Cannon joins our list of celebrities that we salute for shining a spotlight on serious issues. For the third year in a row, Nick, who is a member of the Feeding America Entertainment Council, has teamed up with the …and more » More: continued here