Washington Examiner Online sales tax supporters push back on eBayThe Hill (blog)EBay has tried to rally its users against the bill, sending emails to millions of users last month. The company wants a provision that would exempt businesses with less than $10 million in out-of-state sales, up from the $1 million exemption currently …Ebay slammed…
Syracuse stores illegally bought food stamps on the cheap, got full payment …Syracuse.com (blog)Syracuse, NY — Three Syracuse stores are accused of pocketing $461,000 in cash by defrauding the federal food stamp program, city police said. The stores would buy food stamps from recipients at less than face value, then bill the government for the…
Feds spend $4 million for food stamps at farmers marketsWashington TimesThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded its food stamp program to farmers markets around the nation, announcing a $4 million grant plan to entice recipients to buy fruits and vegetables. “These grants increase the availability of fresh fruits … More: continued here
Federal Court Forces Old Post Office To Turn On Fans To Clean Union Station AirCBS2 ChicagoDick Durbin praised a recent federal court ruling forcing the owners of the Old Post Office above Union Station to turn back on 11 giant fans designed to remove railroad diesel fumes. play pause. Exhaust Fans Turned Back On; WBBM…
New York Post eBay monitoring listings of Boston Marathon medalsNew York PosteBay says it is monitoring listings to ensure nobody uses the auction website to profit from the Boston Marathon bombings. Jonathan Resnick's medal is for sale on the site and proceeds will go directly to charity. He said he read on a runners …Sales…
Proposed UPS, Teamster contract puts restrictions on popular service with Post…DC VelocityHowever, UPS' processes and technology allow a substantial amount of packages moving under SurePost to be diverted into the UPS system and away from the Post Office. The program, known as "SurePost Redirect," gives UPS the visibility to identify routes … More: continued here
St. Petersburg clerk convicted of cheating food stamps programTampabay.comA St. Petersburg clerk was found guilty Wednesday of helping cheat the federal food stamps program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. A federal jury convicted Isam Nasser, who worked at Hungry Baba in St. Petersburg, of conspiracy to defraud the …and more » More: continued here
Washington Examiner Ebay slammed for Internet tax scare tacticsWashington ExaminerOnline retail giant eBay is coming under hostile fire today for its tactics in opposing a broadly embraced congressional plan to make it easier for midsize to large internet companies collect state sales taxes. The largest coalition of supporters of …eBay on the Marketplace Fairness Act:…
Ong Post Office Closes – Clay County NewsThe Clay County NewsDespite all of the proposed and implemented changes that the United States Postal Service explored over the last couple of years to address its losses, it was not those policies that led to the closing of one of Clay County's post offices last month. More:…
Police have released an e-fit of the man who robbed a post office in Hampden Park at gun point and then set it on fire. More: continued here