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The Health 202: Food stamp work requirements won't work if states don't do their partWashington PostThe same could hold true if Republicans similarly strengthen work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides 42 million people with food stamp benefits. Yesterday, the House took its first step toward …
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Insurance Journal Republican Farm Bill Calls for Changes to Food Stamps, Renewal of Crop InsuranceInsurance JournalRepublicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Thursday called for changes to the government's food assistance program for the poor, in a package of long-awaited proposals for the next U.S. Farm Bill that could …
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ABC 57 News House GOP bill would lock the poor out of food stamps if they don't workABC 57 NewsBy Tami Luhby. (CNN Money) — Many food stamp recipients could be locked out of the program for up to three years if they fail to work or enroll in job …
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Roll Call Farm Bill Ties Food Stamps to Work, Adjusts Farm AidRoll CallThe House Agriculture Committee released its 2018 farm bill Thursday with proposals to reshape the nation's largest domestic food aid program, consolidate conservation efforts and tweak farm aid. The bill arrives amid controversy over its focus on …Republican …
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CNBC Post office rate hike could cost Amazon up to $1.8 billion more per year: Credit SuisseCNBCThe analyst downplayed the long-term impact from any post office pricing changes as Amazon can shift shipping volume to its own delivery services. "And as it continues to do with the ongoing rollout of …
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Monroe News Star Abraham: Food stamps shouldn't be 'a lifestyle'Monroe News StarLouisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham said he considers work requirements for food stamps as an "on ramp to employment." The proposed 2018 Farm Bill introduced this week not only includes safety net provisions for farmers, but also the Supplemental …GOP …
Read More »DA: Gwinnett man falsely claimed food stamps while wife was a doctor – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal Constitution DA: Gwinnett man falsely claimed food stamps while wife was a doctorAtlanta Journal ConstitutionA Gwinnett County man claimed SNAP benefits from the Georgia Department of Human Services while he owned and operated two trucking companies and his wife worked as a doctor and medical school professor, the …
Read More »At Post Office, Amazon Isn’t the Only Big Shipper Getting Discounts – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal At Post Office, Amazon Isn't the Only Big Shipper Getting DiscountsWall Street JournalAside from Amazon, two of the largest users of the agency's parcel-delivery business are FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. All three receive comparable rates on a service that lets them drop truckloads of …
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Financial Times Stocks to watch: Sage, Hammerson, Royal Mail, Shire TeslaFinancial TimesSage was heading for its worst session in more than two decades after warning that second-quarter trading had been below expectations, which it blamed on “inconsistent operational execution”. The software maker also reduced its 2018 target for organic …Royal …
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