More farmers markets take food stampsMinneapolis Star TribuneExpanding food stamp use at markets is a priority of the US Department of Agriculture. The drive to get fresh food to low-income Minnesotans is getting a boost this year with a big increase in the number of farmers markets that will accept food stamps. …and more » More:…
Ousted Act Party leader Rodney Hide’s future as a minister will be decided early next week as new Act leader Don Brash moves to stamp his mark on the party More: continued here
Stamps.com Selected as 2011 CODiE Awards FinalistPR-USA.net (press release)Stamps.com® ( NASDAQ : STMP), the leading provider of USPS® postage online and shipping software to approximately 400000 customers, today announced that its PC Postage Version 8.7 software has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious CODiE™ …and more » More: continued here
Food stamps should not be valid for soda purchasesSan Francisco ChronicleQ: When I see people in grocery stores using food stamp benefits to buy sodas, I get upset. Why does the government allow this? A: My quick answer is lobbying, but discomfort about whether welfare benefits should permit the poor to eat as badly as…
Soft Drink Industry Fights Proposed Food Stamp BanNew York TimesMayor Bloomberg wants to ban the use of food stamps for soda. The latest on President Obama, the new Congress and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. The mayor wants to reduce obesity and diabetes by banning the use …and more »…
Labor official: Cuts could put some state workers on food stampsLas Vegas SunBy Cy Ryan (contact) CARSON CITY – Some state workers would qualify for food stamps if proposed cuts in pay and benefits are approved, a labor representative says. Kevin Ranft of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, … More: continued…
Around the Rotunda: Senator learned from food stamp experimentLincoln Journal StarHeath Mello issued a challenge in March to senators and staffers to learn first hand about living on food stamps. During debate on a food stamp bill earlier in the session, he said there seemed to be some misconceptions –- in his view –- among…
Neighborhood Notes Zenger Farm Begins Pilot CSA for Food Stamp UsersNeighborhood NotesZenger Farm, an urban farm in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood that grows food and offers experiences to young people interested in farming, is beginning a new pilot community-supported agriculture (CSA) program that will accept food stamps and … More: continued here
Sportsnet.ca Stampeders scouring North America for latest and greatestMontreal GazetteBetween now and then, the task is relatively straightforward for Stamps coach and general manager John Hufnagel: make sure that the level of competition at training camp is as high as possible, to make sure his team is ready for the July 1 season …Stamps boss…
Men Arrested in Food Stamp Fraud CaseKRGVBROWNSVILLE – Three Cameron County men are facing federal charges in a food stamp fraud case. Parviz Rezaei, Gabriel Garza and Juan Fernandez have been indicted on 45 counts of taking nearly $4 million from the federal government. …Three arrested in Food Stamps for cash case in Cameron ParkKGBT-TVall…