WIAT 42 USDA proposes increasing food stamp access to healthy foodWIAT 42The USDA says it is designed to ensure people who use food stamps on the Supplemental Nutrition Food Program or SNAP have better access to healthy foods. The rules would require stores to carry 168 items that the Agriculture …
Read More »Will shoppers on food stamps pick up fresher foods? – PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour Will shoppers on food stamps pick up fresher foods?PBS NewsHourThe U.S. government wants to steer the 46 million Americans who receive food stamps toward healthier food choices. The USDA plans to require retailers that accept those benefits to stock more fresh foods. But would healthier options change behavior?USDA …
Read More »Eagle Asset Management Takes Position in Stamps.com Inc. (STMP) – The Vista Voice
Eagle Asset Management Takes Position in Stamps.com Inc. (STMP)The Vista VoiceStamps.com logo Eagle Asset Management acquired a new position in Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 167,236 shares of the company's stock, valued at …Stamps.com Inc. (STMP) Position …
Read More »Missourians do not have to lose food stamp benefits – STLtoday.com
Missourians do not have to lose food stamp benefitsSTLtoday.comThe media should not create an expectation that there is nothing we can do as nearly 60,000 people lose their food stamps. A recent report ranked Missouri sixth for food insecurity and second only to Arkansas for hunger. Given these facts, along …
Read More »How Allyson Byrd Went From Living on Food Stamps to Running a Profitable Business – Black Enterprise
Black Enterprise How Allyson Byrd Went From Living on Food Stamps to Running a Profitable BusinessBlack EnterpriseWhile recognized as a key influencer in helping motivational speaker and teacher Lisa Nichols increase her revenue and double her event sales, Byrd admits that just months after starting her own business she was …
Read More »USDA wants end to food stamps at “grocery store/restaurants” – IllinoisHomePage.net
IllinoisHomePage.net USDA wants end to food stamps at "grocery store/restaurants"IllinoisHomePage.netNATIONAL — The U.S. Department of Agriculture could be cracking down on restaurants. The federal government wants to stop low-income families from using food stamps in restaurants. It's mainly for those posing as grocery stores to get payments from …Giving people …
Read More »Entrepreneurial Spirit?: Behind the Sale of Food Stamps – Law Street Media
Law Street Media Entrepreneurial Spirit?: Behind the Sale of Food StampsLaw Street MediaIt has led many recipients of SNAP assistance, more commonly referred to as food stamps, to sell their benefits for cash rather than using them for food. This is a crime and may carry fines, jail time, and …
Read More »No more surf and turf on food stamps? – CNBC
CNBC No more surf and turf on food stamps?CNBCState Sens. Patty Ritchie and Michael F. Nozzolio presented a bill on Wednesday that would prevent people from using food stamps to buy junk and luxury food items. The goal is to reduce obesity by limiting the use of supplemental nutritional assistance …No …
Read More »First and second class stamps to go up in price says Royal Mail – Metro
Metro First and second class stamps to go up in price says Royal MailMetroBefore Royal Mail was privatised in 2013, first class stamps cost 60p and second class stamps cost 50p. A first class stamp now costs more than twice what it did in 2002. Royal Mail said it had …
Read More »Carson’s claim that ’10 times’ more people are on food stamps since the 1960s – Washington Post
Washington Post Carson's claim that '10 times' more people are on food stamps since the 1960sWashington Post“By the time we got to the '60s, LBJ was saying, we, the government, are going to eliminate poverty. Now how did that work out? You know, $19 trillion later, 10 times more people …
Read More »