Globe and Mail House Votes to Cut Food Stamps to Avoid Defense ReductionBusinessWeekBy Brian Faler on May 10, 2012 The US House voted to cut food stamps, federal workers' benefits and other domestic programs to avoid scheduled reductions in defense spending. The chamber today passed, 218-199, a plan to cut about $310 billion in …House…
ABC News Post office quarterly loss climbs to $3.2B; mail agency says Congress partly …Washington Post“These actions are not enough to return the Postal Service to profitability.” Overall, the post office had income of $16.2 billion from January through March, the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year. That was down a fraction from the…
Daily Mail Kate Middleton: Crown will pass to Duchess of Cambridge's first-born even if …Daily MailAs the Daily Mail reported in October, an overhaul of the laws of Royal succession will put an end to the system of male preference primogeniture, whereby the eldest son automatically becomes next in line even if he has an…
Franken lauds decision to keep rural post offices open in MinnesotaCoon Rapids ECM Publisherslauded Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe for abandoning his plan to close rural post offices in Minnesota and across the country. Instead, the Postmaster General offered a new plan that would give rural communities much greater say in what should …and more »…
Ode to a small town post officePittsburgh Post GazettePriscilla Byzon, the officer in charge of the Coulters Post Office, hands mail to town resident Ken Logston today. Priscilla Byzon is the Coulters Post Office's only full-time employee. The branch would see its hours reduced from eight hours a day to … More: continued here
Walton residents can breathe a bit easier — after an announcement Wednesday, the post office in the small town is safe. The post office won’t be open as much, going from eight hours a day, weekdays, to four hours each day. More: continued here
State limits distribution of cigarette tax stampsKankakee Daily JournalSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Revenue is limiting distributors of cigarette tax stamps to their usual supplies, while the legislature and Gov. Pat Quinn debate whether to add an additional dollar to the state portion of the taxes.and more » More: continued here
Post office Stamps Out HungerStuttgart Daily LeaderThe Stuttgart post office will collect food for the food bank during its annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive on Saturday. By Bill Shrum On Saturday, communities across Arkansas and the United States will be asked to join the United States Postal Service …and more » More: continued here
U.S. House Votes to Cut Food Stamps to Avoid Defense ReductionsSan Francisco ChronicleMay 10 (Bloomberg) — The US House voted to cut food stamps, federal workers' benefits and other domestic programs to avoid scheduled reductions in defense spending. The chamber today passed, 218-199, a plan to cut about $310 billion in spending to … More:…
The U.S. Postal Service said its loss widened to $3.2 billion in the first three months of 2012 and repeated on Thursday its warning that it will likely default on payments to the federal government unless Congress passes legislation offering some relief. More: continued here