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CARBONDALE – Proposed legislation seeks to make locally grownfresh produce and meats available to food stamp recipients. HouseBill 4756 introduced by state Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago, wouldcreate the Farmer’s Market Technology Improvement Act, which wouldcreate a fund to assist vendors at USDA approved farmer’smarkets in purchasing equipment needed to process …

Subsistence hunters protest duck stamps requirementAnchorage Daily NewsThe concern comes as subsistence hunters face penalties for the first time this spring if they don't buy and carry the stamps. Native members of a migratory …and more » More: continued here

SADC launches World Cup stampBotswana Press AgencyGABORONE – Botswana joined eight Southern African Development Community countries in the launch of a stamp to celebrate the World Cup starting on June 11 in …and more » More: continued here

REGION: USDA says county food stamp program still has roadblocksNorth County TimesSan Diego County continues to have one of the lowest food stamp participation levels of any urban area in the country, and recent changes designed to … More: continued here

American Manufacturing Returns & Wall Street ProspersOpEdNewsThe stamps were very valuable with collectors because they were the last 10 from the original lot of 100 miss-made stamps printed with the denomination …and more » More: continued here

As waterfowl wing their way to northern nesting grounds by the thousands, key Alaska Native groups are fighting a new federal requirement that subsistence hunters must buy duck stamps. More: continued here

Subsistence hunters protest duck stampsAnchorage Daily NewsThe concern comes as subsistence hunters face penalties for the first time this spring if they don't buy and carry the stamps. Native members of a migratory …and more » More: continued here

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – As waterfowl wing their way to northern nesting grounds by the thousands, key Alaska Native groups are fighting a new federal requirement that subsistence hunters must buy duck … More: continued here

Club Med cancels cruise after angering JewsYnetnewsFrench holiday group Club Med dropped a cruise to Lebanon on Thursday after angering Jewish groups by banning passengers with Israeli passport stamps since …and more » More: continued here

Food stamps, federal assistance a way of life for someAsbury Park PressThe number of low-income Monmouth and Ocean counties residents using food stamps and seeking assistance for medical bills hit a 10-year high last year, …and more » More: continued here