Food stamp time performance an issue statewideChillicothe GazetteRoss County Job and Family Services processed 89 percent of all food stamp applications on time in November. That was tied with six other counties for the 41st highest in Ohio and above the statewide average of 76 percent. Pike County's department had …
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Commentary: Santorum stumbles over food stamps stereotypeKansas City StarA fact probably not known to the Iowans in the room with Santorum is that 84 percent of Iowans who receive food stamps are white. So why did Santorum single out African-Americans in a state that has a black population of 2.9 …
Read More »County agency changes food stamp system – Zanesville Times Recorder
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Ynetnews Stamp with Temple Menorah found in digYnetnewsThe ceramic stamp from the Byzantine period (sixth century CE) was found in excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority is currently conducting at Horbat Uza, east of Akko, prior to the construction of the Akko-Karmiel railroad track by the Israel … More: continued here
Read More »Corbett plan for food stamp asset test downplayed – Yorkdispatch.com
MyFox Philadelphia Corbett plan for food stamp asset test downplayedYorkdispatch.comTom Corbett is playing down a letter to the federal government that outlines a plan to enforce a food-stamp asset test starting May 1 that some critics say is the most stringent allowable under federal law for Pennsylvanians seeking the benefit. …
Read More »Food Stamp Recipients Have Mixed Views on Being Fingerprinted – WNYC (blog)
Food Stamp Recipients Have Mixed Views on Being FingerprintedWNYC (blog)(Flickr user jasoneppink (cc: by-nc-sa)) A debate has broken out at New York's highest levels of government over whether to continue fingerprinting food stamp recipients — and as the governor and mayor differ on the issue, so do do food stamp…Be …
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MyFox Philadelphia Groups Oppose Move on Food StampsJewish ExponentA number of Jewish groups are opposing a recent decision by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare to reinstitute an "asset test" for those relying on food stamps — meaning that many individuals with some money in the bank may no longer …
Read More »NAACP Blasts Gingrich Over Food Stamps Remark Former Speaker Says His Target … – Seattle Medium
NAACP Blasts Gingrich Over Food Stamps Remark Former Speaker Says His Target …Seattle Mediumby TEWire (TriceEdney Wire) – NAACP President Benjamin Jealous assailed GOP presidential hopeful and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for what he labeled “inaccurate, divisive” comments about Blacks and food stamps. Gingrich, in remarks delivered in …and …
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