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States love food stampsThe Christian Century (blog)Eli Saslow's article last week on food-stamp recruitment is a fine piece of reporting. It's primarily a look at the delicate work of persuading hurting people to accept help. Pretty intimate stuff: “Take what you need,” [Dillie Nerios] said, again and … More: continued …

Money Morning Buy, Sell or Hold: With 46 Million People on Food Stamps This Is The Stock To …Money MorningSurprisingly, California has a few more loopholes that make it easier to qualify for food stamps. And now an outreach effort to get those who may not know that they are …

More than 100 people sold their food stamps to stores to get quick cash, authorities said. More: continued here

Syracuse stores illegally bought food stamps on the cheap, got full payment …Syracuse.com (blog)Syracuse, NY — Three Syracuse stores are accused of pocketing $461,000 in cash by defrauding the federal food stamp program, city police said. The stores would buy food stamps from recipients at less than face value, then …

Feds spend $4 million for food stamps at farmers marketsWashington TimesThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded its food stamp program to farmers markets around the nation, announcing a $4 million grant plan to entice recipients to buy fruits and vegetables. “These grants increase the availability of fresh fruits … …

St. Petersburg clerk convicted of cheating food stamps programTampabay.comA St. Petersburg clerk was found guilty Wednesday of helping cheat the federal food stamps program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. A federal jury convicted Isam Nasser, who worked at Hungry Baba in St. Petersburg, of conspiracy to defraud the …

Money Morning Buy, Sell or Hold Buy, Sell or Hold: With 46 Million People on Food Stamps…Money MorningSurprisingly, California has a few more loopholes that make it easier to qualify for food stamps. And now an outreach effort to get those who may not know that they are eligible to …

Local View: Buy stamps, write lettersLincoln Journal StarGarrison Keillor's “The Writer's Almanac” reminded listeners Wednesday that May 1 was the 191st anniversary of the first self-adhesive postage stamp, issued in Great Britain. Our country followed suit in 1847, with two stamps, one for a nickel and one … More: continued …

3 city stores targeted for hundreds of thousands in alleged food-stamps fraudNewsChannel 9 WSYRSyracuse (WSYR-TV) – Syracuse Police and several other law-enforcement agencies cracked down on three city stores accused of bilking New York State's Food Stamps program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Police executed search warrants at …

Food stamps for pets?9NEWS.comKUSA – Imagine trying to buy food without a regular paycheck. That's what a lot of people face who are unemployed have to do and many of them have had to rely on food stamps. But what about their pets? There's no federal program to help household …