Critics pan planned food-stamp asset testWisconsin Rapids Tribune(WTW) — A legislative committee is getting an earful of criticism about the Corbett administration's plan to bar Pennsylvanians who have more than a certain amount of assets from getting food stamps. Advocates for the poor, elderly and food stores …Asset test for food stamps gets first hearingDanville…
Why do food stamp recipients spend 4 billion dollars a year on soft drinks?Examiner.comMy attempt to eat a healthful diet on $30 per week–the amount many needy single adults get in food stamp benefits–hit an unexpected snag. I have had an overwhelming craving for sweets–and I have not eaten processed sugar in more than a…
Critics pan planned food-stamp asset testLebanon Daily NewsA legislative committee is getting an earful of criticism about the Corbett administration's plan to bar Pennsylvanians who have more than a certain amount of assets from getting food stamps. Advocates for the poor, elderly and food stores testified …Asset test for food stamps gets first hearingDanville Newsall…
DA "stamps out" UCT admissionsVARSITY News“UCT's policy must be stamped out. By replicating racial groups you run the risk of returning to the dark days of Apartheid,” said Mazibuko. DASO said the race-based method of admitting students is outdated, as it unfairly benefits numerous individuals …and more » More: continued here
Food stamp customers buy more at farmers' markets when point-of-sale system is …Medical XpressRecord numbers of Americans are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as food stamps are now known, and many SNAP participants live in neighborhoods with little or no access to healthy food. A study conducted at the Clark …and more » More:…
Asset test for food stamps gets first hearingDanville NewsBy Mike Schmitz For The Daily Item HARRISBURG — Advocates for food-stamp recipients in Pennsylvania are lining up against a Corbett administration plan to bar the aid for people who have more than a certain amount of assets. The House Human Services …and more » More: continued here
Kansas food stamp policy becomes a political tangleMiamiHerald.comBy Laura Bauer and Brad Cooper Months after a new Kansas policy cut food stamps going to thousands of children, some lawmakers are mounting efforts to help those families. But they're finding it's difficult when the issue involves families with some … More: continued here
Philatelist gets stamp with her photograph printed on itTimes of IndiaMANGALORE: Mangalorean philatelist Vidya Baglodi, who owns a vast collection of rare stamps and coins, will soon be able to add a stamp with her own picture printed on it, to her valuable stock. Thanks to India Post's My Stamp initiative under which … More:…
Kansas food stamp policy becomes a political tangleKansas City StarMonths after a new Kansas policy cut food stamps going to thousands of children, some lawmakers are mounting efforts to help those families. But they're finding it's difficult when the issue involves families with some members who are living in the … More: continued here
Food stamp customers buy more at farmers' markets when point-of-sale system is …EurekAlert (press release)Philadelphia, PA, March 15, 2012 – Record numbers of Americans are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as food stamps are now known, and many SNAP participants live in neighborhoods with little or no access to healthy … More: continued…