Food Stamps and the $41 CakeWall Street JournalAssociated Press Items purchased using food stamps at a Philadelphia grocery store. The vast majority of Americans—Democrat, Republican or independent—will readily help someone who cannot make ends meet in a bad economy. Americans want a hungry child …and more » More: continued here
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Read More »Cuomo Orders City to End Food-Stamp Fingerprinting – New York Times
New York Times Cuomo Orders City to End Food-Stamp FingerprintingNew York TimesALBANY — New York City would have to stop requiring the electronic fingerprinting of food stamp applicants under regulations proposed on Thursday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has sided with advocates for the hungry who say it discourages …
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KPVI News 6 GOP measure shields lawmakers' office budgetsBellingham HeraldBy ANDREW TAYLOR — AP Even as they press cuts to food stamps and a host of other domestic programs, Republicans running the House of Representatives are shielding their own office expense accounts from further cuts. In draft legislation supported by …
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Local post office, employees endure early morning scareExaminer.comHaving recently received a reprieve from the fear of getting closed, workers at a local Westside post office were scared for a while early Thursday (May 17) morning that they might get blown to bits. The brief scare from a briefcase created some …
Read More »State to drop finger imaging requirement for food stamps – WNYT
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