WDAY North Dakota food stamp use dips despite economic slowdownWDAYFood stamp director Arlene Dura says the decrease in the number of people using food stamps in North Dakota is a result of the state's strong economy and plentiful jobs. North Dakotans enrolled in the program received an average of $122.35 monthly in …and more » More: continued…
The Inquisitr Food Stamps Benefits Are About To Change In North CarolinaThe InquisitrIf you live in North Carolina, you are about to lose your EBT food stamp benefits unless you can start to prove that you are working 20 hours per week, going to school for 20 hours per week, or volunteering for 20 hours…
Huffington Post Food stamps will soon require 20 hours of work or classes in NCNews & ObserverNorman Sanderson, a Republican from Pamlico County, said the change would push unemployed people on food stamps to look for work. “I think you're going to see a lot of them go and get that 20-hour-a-week job, or they're…
Daily Kos As many as a million Americans will be booted off food stamps this yearDaily KosThe bad news is that somewhere between a million and half-million Americans will be booted off SNAP (food stamps) in the coming year because they can't find work. New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia and 20 other states will allow…
Huffington Post What It's Like To Be On Food Stamps And Prove You're Looking For WorkHuffington PostBecky Murphy of Summit Lake, Wisconsin, doesn't want to be one of the estimated 1 million Americans kicked off food stamps this year, so she's doing her homework. "Every week I have to meet with a caseworker, which requires…
A Collector's Envy: Bhutan's Playable Postage StampsNPRIn 1972, the country tried some novel fundraising: selling postage stamps embossed with a playable recording. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with journalist Chris May who wrote about the oddity. More From Asia. Asia. A Collector's Envy: Bhutan's Playable … More: continued here
Gawker Jeb Bush Embraces Evil, Calls for Eliminating Food StampsGawkerJeb Bush, whose handlers should be fired for failing to heroically leap in front of the photographer before this stunningly Shining-like photo above was snapped on Tuesday, has shifted his campaign into movie villain mode. His new welfare plan calls …and more » More: continued here
Slate Magazine (blog) Food Stamps On The Jeb Bush Chopping BlockDaily CallerRepublican presidential candidate Jeb Bush called for an end to the federal food stamps program Friday in an outline on how to overhaul the welfare system. Food stamps are the largest food-assistance program in the country. The U.S. Department of …Jeb Bush Tries to Appeal…
Slate Magazine (blog) Jeb Bush Tries to Appeal to Republicans by Taking Away Food Stamps From Poor …Slate Magazine (blog)Under the current setup, anyone who qualifies for SNAP benefits receives them, regardless of how much money Washington has already spent on food stamps that year. But switching to a block grant would set a cap…
Newbritainherald Smoked out: Two men busted for fake cigarette tax stampsNewbritainheraldThe raid on Razon-Almonte's address, conducted by state Department of Revenue Services agents who were assisted by New Britain Police, uncovered that the pair were allegedly attempting to traffic an amount of cigarettes and fake tax stamps that would …$700000 worth of contraband seized in New…