GOP cutting millions from food stamps – The Durango Herald

Cherry Blossom Festival Gets a StampNBC WashingtonThe National Cherry Blossom Festival will be the focus of a brand new Forever stamp being issued by the US Postal Service next year. Starting Monday, the Postal Service started giving the public a daily sneak peak online of the … More: continued here

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker moving forward with drug testing some food stamp recipientsMilwaukee Journal SentinelMADISON – Gov. Scott Walker is moving forward with an effort to drug test some food stamp recipients, with testing expected to begin in as little as a year absent action from lawmakers or the federal government. Wisconsin's…

NBC4i.com Bill Would Impose New Restrictions For Food StampsNBC4i.com, OHThere’s also controversy for families in hunger and their use of food stamps. “I was surprised, you could say shocked. Most of my constituents have never had $81000 in savings,“ said Sen. Bob Shuler, of Sycamore Township. Shuler from Warren County said … More: continued here

Flowers and birds feature in designs of US Colorful Celebrations stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsOne of 10 forever stamps in a double-sided pane of 20 (convertible booklet format) that display a design inspired by the paper-cutting art known as papel picado (“pierced paper”). These stamps will be issued June 3 in New York City. One of 10…

If ever there was a time for a Homer Simpson “D’oh!” — this is it. The US Postal Service, which is billions of dollars in the red, spent $1.2 million to print 1 billion stamps commemorating “The Simpsons” — but sold only 318 million of them. The stamps were sold… More: continued here

TopNews United States Half of the US kids are on food stamps: StudyTopNews United StatesA new study found that nearly half of the US children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamp at some point during their childhood and the … More: continued here