Butternut Post Office trims back hoursPrice County DailyThere seems to be a bit of confusion around the topic of the future of local post offices. The initial national news releases reported that some rural post offices were going to have to be closed. Not because the offices weren't valuable, no …
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PayPal Says Study Shows Support For Mobile WalletsInvestor’s Business DailyThe study from eBay (EBAY)-owned PayPal found 29% of U.S. respondents said they'd elect to carry a payments-enabled smartphone, or mobile wallet, over a physical wallet if they had to choose just one. Nayar points to many pluses with a mobile …
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The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether a break-in at a post office where a large hole was made in the wall may be related to similar cases. More: continued here
Read More »Mayors Push to Ban Soda Purchases With Food Stamps – Fox Business
CBS News Mayors Push to Ban Soda Purchases With Food StampsFox BusinessThe proposed cuts would reduce the food stamp program by 3%, and would also make it more difficult for some people to qualify for aid. Experts say the fate of the five-year farm bill could hinge on cuts to …
Read More »Texas delegation divided on farm bill that threatens food stamps
Texas delegation divided on farm bill that threatens food stamps Houston Chronicle Copyright 2013 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:41 pm, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 WASHINGTON – As the House of Representatives began whittling down 103 Farm Bill amendments on …
Read More »Good Question: What Can You Buy With Food Stamps? – CBS Local
Good Question: What Can You Buy With Food Stamps?CBS LocalMINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – In an average month, 514,900 Minnesotans receive SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps. The average monthly payment is $117.26 per person. In a visit to Bergan's SuperValu Foods, WCCO loaded seven items into a … More: continued here
Read More »House votes to cut food stamps by $2 billion – Boston.com
House votes to cut food stamps by $2 billionBoston.comWASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill. The chamber rejected 234-188 a Democratic amendment to the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm legislation that would have …Texas delegation divided …
Read More »House votes to cut food stamps by $2B
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill. More: continued here
Read More »House Votes to Cut Food Stamps – ABC News
House Votes to Cut Food StampsABC NewsThe chamber rejected 234-188 a Democratic amendment to a wide-ranging farm bill that would have maintained current spending on food stamps and cut farm subsidies instead. The bill cuts the $80 billion-a-year program by about 3 percent and makes it …Texas delegation divided on farm …
Read More »House votes to cut food stamps – 77Square.com
House votes to cut food stamps77Square.comThe chamber rejected 234-188 a Democratic amendment to a wide-ranging farm bill that would have maintained current spending on food stamps and cut farm subsidies instead. The bill cuts the $80 billion-a-year program by about 3 percent and makes it … More: continued here
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