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Minneapolis Star Tribune Food stamp enrollment rises sharply among elderly in state …Minneapolis Star TribuneNumbers of those 65 and older getting food stamps have almost doubled. More: continued here

Omaha World-Herald Number of Nebraskans on food stamps rises for second year in a row, bucking national trendOmaha World-HeraldDarnell Marion and Michele Martin shop for Martin's disabled son, Tyrone, and also do some of their own shopping at Phil's Foodway on Thursday. According to Martin, most of Tyrone's disability check …

UPI.com USDA report shows 10 percent of food stamps go to buying sodaUPI.comPlastic bottles of Coca Cola line grocery store shelves in every store in America, just one of hundreds of sugary soft drinks slugged down by U.S. consumers every day. A new study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture …

New York Daily News Proposed Tenn. law bans food stamp recipients from buying junkNew York Daily NewsA conservative Tennessee lawmaker wants more government oversight — for food stamp recipients' diets. State Rep. Sheila Butt introduced a bill Thursday that would ban shoppers from buying junk food, sweets and other high-calorie …

Food stamp enrollment swells among elderly MinnesotansMinneapolis Star TribuneThe U.S. food-stamp program, created five decades ago to stave off hunger among impoverished families, is undergoing a remarkable resurgence among a generation of older Minnesotans. Squeezed by rising living costs and depleted retirement funds, … More: continued here

New York Daily News Another State Is Trying To Ban Junk Food From Food Stamp UsersDaily CallerTennessee legislators proposed a bill that would prevent food stamp users from buying junk food and soda with government benefits, but even if the measure passes, the ban is unlikely to go into effect. …

The Herald Beacon The Teachers Advisors LLC Has $13910000 Position in Stamps.com Inc. (STMP)DailyQuintTeachers Advisors LLC raised its position in Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) by 6.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 147,180 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 8,488 shares during the period.13F …

The Tennessean Tennessee lawmaker: No food stamps for ice cream, sodasWBIR.com(AP) – A Tennessee lawmaker has introduced legislation seeking to ban the use of food stamps to buy items without nutritional value. Republican Rep. Sheila Butt of Columbia says banned items would be those high in calories, sugar and fat, …

NBC4i.com In the shopping cart of a food stamp household: Lots of sodaAlaska Dispatch NewsThe answer was largely a mystery until now. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the $74 billion food stamp program called SNAP, has published a detailed report that provides a glimpse into the shopping cart …

The Herald Beacon Stock Returns: Five9 Inc (NASDAQ:FIVN) versus Stamps.com Inc (NASDAQ:STMP)CML NewsThis is a snapshot to compare the stock returns for Five9 Inc (NASDAQ:FIVN) versus Stamps.com Inc (NASDAQ:STMP) . The stock return points we compare look at the last three-months, six-months and twelve-months. At the end of this snapshot …