Pennsylvania Makes It Easier To Collect Food StampsDaily CallerThe Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Tuesday that it will end a program designed to limit food stamps based on how much assets a person owns. Known as the “asset test,” it was was signed into law in 2012 by …
Read More »Fact-checking Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 weekly food stamps budget claim – PolitiFact
PolitiFact Fact-checking Gwyneth Paltrow's $29 weekly food stamps budget claimPolitiFactLove or loathe Gwyneth Paltrow, her experiment buying groceries on a food stamp budget stirred up a lot of awareness about the nation's anti-hunger programs. Which, you know, was kind of the point. Paltrow, a health-conscious actress who prefers to …What …
Read More »Morris Plains cops: Possible dog abduction at Post Office – Daily Record
Daily Record Morris Plains cops: Possible dog abduction at Post OfficeDaily RecordMORRIS PLAINS – Authorities are searching for a missing dog that may have been abducted Tuesday at the Post Office and are asking for the public's help to bring her home safely. The possible abduction occurred between 1 and …
Read More »Health law brings growth in food stamps in NJ, other states – NorthJersey.com
Health law brings growth in food stamps in NJ, other statesNorthJersey.comCHICAGO — President Barack Obama's health care law has had a surprising side effect: In some states, it appears to be enticing more Americans to apply for food stamps, even as the economy improves. New, streamlined application systems built for …
Read More »State gets rid of ‘asset test’ for food stamps – WGAL Lancaster
WGAL Lancaster State gets rid of 'asset test' for food stampsWGAL LancasterSNAP, previously known as food stamps, is a federal program that provides monthly benefits to approximately 1.83 million low-income Pennsylvanians in need of nutrition assistance. More information can be found on the DHS website: www.dhs.state.pa.us." …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Girl, 11, offered lift in Nailsworth by man in old Royal Mail van – Stroud Life
Stroud Life Girl, 11, offered lift in Nailsworth by man in old Royal Mail vanStroud LifeBetween 4.15-5.00pm an 11 year old was walking home from school along Spring Hill. When she reached the junction with Hayes Road a small, red van pulled up alongside her and the man, who was …
Read More »Vermont post office named for Thaddeus Stevens – vtdigger.org
Vermont post office named for Thaddeus Stevensvtdigger.org“Naming Danville's Post Office after Stevens will help generations of Vermonters recognize the important legislative battles won in the halls of Congress in the Civil War era. Stevens' leadership during this tumultuous time in our history was invaluable.”. More: continued here
Read More »Central Missouri man gets 7 years for robbing post office – KRCG
Central Missouri man gets 7 years for robbing post officeKRCGJEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) — A Central Missouri man has been sentenced to seven years in prison without parole after he pleaded guilty to robbing a U.S. Post Office last year. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports a Jefferson City federal judge …
Read More »Violent thug jailed after battering elderly Post Office worker in head with … – mirror.co.uk
mirror.co.uk Violent thug jailed after battering elderly Post Office worker in head with …mirror.co.ukA violent thug who battered an elderly Post Office worker in the head with a claw hammer in a botched robbery is behind bars this evening. Daryl McNamee and two accomplices burst into the post office and …
Read More »Wolf ends Pa. asset test for food stamps begun under Corbett – The Mercury
Wolf ends Pa. asset test for food stamps begun under CorbettThe MercuryHARRISBURG, Pa. >> The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced Tuesday it'S ending a rule that prevented people with some minimal personal assets from collecting food stamps, saying it would save the state millions of dollars annually. More: continued …
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