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Chicago Tribune Soda tax lawsuit alleges Jewel wrongfully taxed consumers paying with food stampsChicago TribuneEach of the four bottles of lemonade they bought is subject to a Cook County sweetened beverage tax of 67 cents, for a total tax of $2.68, but because they paid for the lemonade with food …

Tucson's new birthday stamp is unveiledKVOA Tucson NewsFriday the Grand Prize Winner of the 10th annual Tucson Birthday Stamp Design Contest was unveiled by Mayor Jonathan Rothschild at the Postal History Foundation. The Grand Prize Winner is 13-year old Tanvi Narendran, an 8th grader who attends St. More: continued here

A dollar-sign reunion of sorts, poisonous mushrooms on stamps: Inside Linn'sLinn’s Stamp NewsIn Dollar-Sign Stamps in the Sept. 4 issue, Charles Snee writes about an unlikely reunion of a pair of U.S. Postal Service Express Mail service receipts from 1979. One (shown) resides in Snee's collection; the other belongs to …

Cash, money orders and stamps mingle in the Mini Bundle ATMATM Marketplace (press release)In addition to cash, the patent-pending machine dispenses money orders and stamps 24/7, and also accepts deposits, according to a press release from Bachoo. "This is a great all-in-one machine that allows for easy access to cash, …

6 On Your Side US Postal Service offering eclipse stamps6 On Your SideBOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than 110 U.S. Postal Service offices are offering special postmarks for Monday's total solar eclipse. The post offices are in or near the path of the full eclipse, which cuts across the United …

Modest British Guiana stamps mimic designs of the pricey classicsLinn’s Stamp NewsMany collectors back away from collecting stamps from countries that have super-expensive stamps. This is a shame, because in addition to the often-unattainable stamps, there usually are other more affordable stamps within the country that are … More: continued …

WKBW-TV Solar eclipse stamp uses color-changing ink and is available at the post office nowWKBW-TVCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A Colorado company is behind a clever color-changing postage stamp that commemorates next week's total solar eclipse. Chromatic Technologies Inc. in Colorado Springs created the special ink that changes color depending …and more » …

Nolensville Home Page Franklin woman's art now adorning postage stampsNolensville Home PageElizabeth Brandon traveled to South Dakota this week for the ceremony by the U.S. Postal Service and representations of flowers she painted will now be adorning stamps. “It was an amazing event,” Brandon said. “It was a moving event.” …

Ill. County Says Soda Tax No Longer Violates Food Stamps LawLaw360 (subscription)Law360, Springfield (August 18, 2017, 1:19 PM EDT) — Cook County's new soda tax will no longer put Illinois at risk of losing $87 million in federal food stamp funding, the county said Thursday after it adjusted its regulatory …

Illinois Policy Retailers will now have to either program cash registers not to tax purchases made with food stamps, or implement a …Illinois PolicyCook County officials claim they've found a solution to the sweetened beverage tax's violation of federal regulations regarding food stamps, according to the Chicago Tribune. When the …