PolicyMic Farm Bill 2013: Cuts That Ditch 2000000 People From Food Stamps Are …PolicyMicIncluded in the bill was a seismic cut to food stamps (SNAP) on the magnitude of almost $21 billion over the next decade, in what amounts to an elimination of 2 million people from the program. The cuts in this bill are…
A sub-post office manned exclusively by women was opened by Union Minister of State for Information Technology and Communication Killi Krupa Rani here on Saturday. Describing it as a radica… More: continued here
The Hindu All womens' post office popular in VisakhapatnamNewstrack IndiaVisakhapatnam, June 2 (ANI): Locals including senior citizens hailed the opening of post offices run by women in Visakhapatnam. The objective of the government to open an all women's post office is to empower them. The other motive of the all women …Post offices set for…
msnNOW NYC selling refrigerator with morbid history on eBayFox NewsNEW YORK – It's a fridge big enough for a family of four. New York's Office of General Services has turned to eBay in an attempt to sell off a huge, steel morgue refrigerator now located at a Manhattan psychiatric hospital. Bidding on Saturday …City Turns…
Visakhapatnam, June 2 (ANI): Locals including senior citizens hailed the opening of post offices run by women in Visakhapatnam. More: continued here
Coastal residents asked to pre-apply now for disaster food stampsHouma Courier (blog)The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides free food, paid for by taxpayers, for eligible households that do not receive regular food stamps and need help buying groceries due to lost income after a storm. "The pre-application … More: continued here
NEW YORK – It's a fridge big enough for a family of four. New York's Office of General Services has turned to eBay in an attempt to sell off a huge, steel morgue refrigerator now located at a Manhattan psychiatric hospital. More: continued here
Coastal residents asked to pre-apply now for disaster food stampsDaily Comet (blog)The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides free food, paid for by taxpayers, for eligible households that do not receive regular food stamps and need help buying groceries due to lost income after a storm. "The pre-application …Residents urged to pre-apply for disaster food…
Nobel-winning economist Krugman on the value of food stampsNational Catholic Reporter (blog)The food stamp program — which these days actually uses debit cards, and is officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — tries to provide modest but crucial aid to families in need. And the evidence is crystal clear both that … More:…
Government announces selection of Goldman Sachs and UBS to advise on Royal Mail's sale and collect majority of fees Goldman Sachs and UBS will lead a syndicate of banks collecting about £30m from the £3bn privatisation of Royal Mail. The government yesterday announced that it had selected Goldman Sachs, which has been accused of treating…