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Stamps tackle rowdy tailgatersCalgary Herald,  Canada –4 hours agoTailgating season is just beginning for Stampeder football fans, but the party is already over for rowdies plastered in the parking lot. … More: continued here

NOLA.com Louisiana food stamps tracked better, but some still paid after death …NOLA.comMore than $42000 paid over four years to people who had died.Audit: Food Stamps Tracked Better but Still Paid After DeathU.S. News & World ReportAudit says dead people continue to receive food stamps in LouisianaWGNONew audit finds Louisiana food stamps tracked better, but…

The price of poverty: Many more need help getting foodPoughkeepsie JournalForty-year-old Evelyn Bruno is among the growing number of mid-Hudson Valley residents who need food stamps to provide daily nourishment for themselves and their families. The City of Poughkeepsie resident said she and her 13-year-old son, …and more » More: continued here

The Coloradoan Colorado ranks 46th in nation for getting food stamps to the needyCanon City Daily RecordJust more than half of Coloradans eligible for food stamps are receiving the assistance, placing Colorado near the bottom of states in the ability to get food to the needy. Colorado ranks 46th in the nation in the latest…

Council rubber-stamps its budget for next yearBurton MailTOWN Hall bosses have revealed exactly where the axe will fall after a detailed account of East Staffordshre Borough Council's cost-saving plans was approved by members. Highways and planning departmental spending at East Staffordshire … More: continued here

The Herald Bulletin Police: More arrests expected in drugs-for-food-stamps caseThe Herald BulletinOn several occasions between November and May 2016, undercover officers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General Investigations conducted cash transfers using an EBT card issued by the government for food stamp recipients.Court docs: Gas station workers sold drugs in exchange…