USA TODAY Should poor be able to use food stamps on naked M&M's?Sun-Sentinel (blog)By Michael Mayo February 6, 2012 09:30 AM If some legislators have their way, the poor wouldn't be able to use food stamps to buy most food/beverage products featured in Super Bowl ads. Products like Diet Pepsi (whose ad featured Regis Philbin),…
WFMY News 2 Stamps To Honor 3 Blacks, Including Artist BeardenWXII The TriadWINSTON-SALEM, NC — Winston-Salem State University and the US Postal Service will dedicate commemorative postage stamps honoring three people for the Black Heritage stamp series, including artist and North Carolina native Romare Bearden.WSSU and US Post Office to Dedicate Black Heritage StampsMy Fox…
Florida bill would limit food stamp purchasesFlorida TodayJoe Raedle/Getty Images Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida's poor can use food stamps to buy staples like milk, vegetables, fruits and meat. But they can also use them to buy sweets like cakes, cookies and Jell-O and snack foods like chips, …and more » More: continued here
Food Stamp Fraud Targeted As Election Season Brings CriticismHuffington PostBy Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Stung by election-year criticism of a program used by one in seven Americans, administrators of US food stamp benefits are intensifying efforts to combat fraud and protect the $75.3 billion plan from the …and more » More: continued…
US Postal Office To Dedicate Commemorative Postage StampsWCTI12.comWINSTON-SALEM — Winston-Salem State University and the US Postal Service will dedicate commemorative postage stamps honoring three people for the Black Heritage stamp series, including artist and North Carolina native Romare Bearden.and more » More: continued here
Bill would limit food stamp purchasesFlorida TodayJoe Raedle/Getty Images Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida's poor can use food stamps to buy staples like milk, vegetables, fruits and meat. But they can also use them to buy sweets like cakes, cookies and Jell-O and snack foods like chips, … More: continued here
Stamps to honor 3 blacks, including artist BeardenMyrtleBeachOnline.comAP WINSTON-SALEM, NC — Winston-Salem State University and the US Postal Service will dedicate commemorative postage stamps honoring three people for the Black Heritage stamp series, including artist and North Carolina native Romare Bearden.and more » More: continued here
US targets food stamp fraud as election loomsReutersIn many states, a family of four with net income of just over $23000 would qualify for food stamps. The spike in enrollment prompted Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich to dub Obama the "food stamp president" and has fueled calls for cuts … More: continued here
Central Florida News 13 Food stamp fightLos Angeles TimesBy Lisa Levenstein and Jennifer Mittelstadt The nation's food stamp program is an essential part of the American safety net. Why? Because people can't be productive — in school, at work or looking for work — if they are hungry and fearful about not …Food stamp bill…
Stamp duty on non-registrable documents fetches Rs. 400 cr.The HinduThe collection of stamp duty from non-registrable documents could well exceed Rs. 400 crore this financial year even as the Department of Stamps and Registrations has started cracking down on those evading duties. While payment of duty was made … More: continued here