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Price of stamps set to rise 3 centsWWLP 22NewsSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – It's soon going to cost you more to mail a letter; the price of a first class stamp is set to increase by 3 cents. A panel overseeing the U.S. Postal Service approved the raise, which boosts the price of a first class…

KJCT8.com Report: Mesa county average in food stamp program peformanceKJCT8.comMESA COUNTY, Colo. (KJCT) — ore than 350,000 people in Colorado are going without needed assistance for food, according to a report from Hunger Free …and more » More: continued here

Republicans To Change Work Requirements In Bill Cutting Food StampsHuffington PostThe legislation that failed in the House last June would have allowed states to require food stamp recipients younger than 60 to either work at least 20 hours a week or spend that amount of time engaged in state-approved "work activities." States would … More:…

Legislative committee to look at requiring ID for food stampsReporter-TimesVoters in Indiana are required to show photo identification before they can cast their ballot. Should food stamp recipients in Indiana have to do the same when they go the grocery store? That's one of the questions to be taken up this summer by a …and…

Stamps stop practice to honour soldiersCalgary Herald"It's a day to remember the soldiers who gave their lives, and they still are at this moment, so that we can live a better life," said Stamps defensive end … More: continued here

The 81-15 roll call by which the Senate on Thursday passed a bill boosting farm subsidies and money for food stamps. On this vote, a “yes” vote was a vote to pass the bill and a “no” vote was a vote to reject it. Voting “yes” were 44 Democrats, 35 Republicans and two independents. More:…