New Lunar New Year stamp features peonies with cut-paper monkeyLinn’s Stamp NewsThe United States Postal Service will welcome in the Year of the Monkey with a new nondenominated (49¢) forever stamp that features red-orange peonies from artist Kam Mak, and a small cut-paper image of a monkey based on a previously used design by …and more »…
90.5 WESA Food Stamps Program Cutting Errors, Says Wolf90.5 WESAThe Wolf administration says the state's food stamps program is making fewer mistakes, marking its lowest error rate in 29 years of keeping records. “We're not giving anything to the wrong people and we're doing this the right way,” said Governor Tom …State says error rate…
Tip of the week: US embossed revenue stamps on documentLinn’s Stamp NewsThe 2016 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers describes these revenue stamps as “colorless impressions resembling a notary public stamp.” These embossed revenue stamps are listed in the Scott U.S. Specialized catalog with …and more » More: continued here
Columbia River Gorge stamp eclipses $20 denomination markLinn’s Stamp NewsA second stamp intended for Priority Mail use, printed by Ashton Potter USA Ltd., was issued at the same time: a $6.45 La Cueva del Indio stamp. Both stamps were issued without ceremony in Washington, D.C., rather than at the scenic locations that they … More: continued…
Some SNAP clients expected to find work to maintain food stampsElizabethtown News EnterpriseIf you subscribe to the newspaper, you receive FREE access to all the exclusive content of the web site! Simply register to receive uninterrupted access to our award-winning and in-depth local online content!and more » More: continued here
SID SALTER: Food stamps with a work component aren't newNortheast Mississippi Daily JournalBut when the recession was over, states began to reinstate work requirements for those who received food stamps. As of Jan. 1, 2016, some 22 states had transitioned from complete or partial waivers of the federal ABAWD (able bodied adults without … More: continued…
Stamps, stationery account for almost 30 percent of 2015 USPS web salesLinn’s Stamp NewsAlmost 30 percent of the $1 billion in Internet sales recorded by the United States Postal Service in fiscal 2015 came from stamps and postal stationery. That's what a breakdown of the sales for the year ended Sept. 30 provided to Linn's…
Money Talks News (blog) More Than 500000 Americans Will Soon Lose Food StampsMoney Talks News (blog)Hundreds of thousands of America's poorest adults will soon lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Access Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, as 22 states reinstate the program's work requirements. The change will affect more than … More: continued here
Woman held for trial on charges she stole $1M in stampsPhilly.comInvestigators say Carroll-Dean worked for Creative Products International, which sold the stamps and other items, but went into business by selling some of the stamps on eBay. Prosecutors say police found dozens of pages of colorful and valuable stamps…and more » More: continued here
witf.org State says error rate for food stamps drops to low…Pittsburgh Post-GazetteLANCASTER — The state has reduced its food stamp error rate to what officials say is the lowest ever in the 29 years it has been keeping records, to just slightly over two percent. Department of Human Services staff credited the improvement to …Food…