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(MoneyWatch) – Starting November 1st, the  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits are set to fall for more than 47 million lower-income people. More: continued here

Providence Eyewitness News Stores sanctioned for food stamp violationsProvidence Eyewitness NewsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Fewer than two percent of all certified food stamp retailers in Rhode Island were disqualified by from accepting EBT cards in 2012, but a reform advocate says that figure is just the tip of the iceberg of a fraud problem that…

Sampson County to offer disaster food stamps | Local News …Fayetteville ObserverSampson County Department of Social Services will begin accepting requests for disaster food stamps Saturday .and more » More: continued here

Shin-Etsu Chemical Has Developed a Silicone Rubber for Stamps for …RedOrbit, TX –18 hours agoShin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (President: Chihiro Kanagawa; Head Office: Tokyo), has developed a silicone rubber ideal for a stamp that deposits molecules on … More: continued here

WASHINGTON — Peel it and weep: It’ll cost an extra 2 cents to mail a letter starting Monday. The price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents, though people who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still pay the lower rate. It’s the third year in a row that rates…

1 in 6 Floridians now depends on food stamps, government saysOrlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau As Floridians prepare to celebrate the year-end holidays with food and festivity, the US government has delivered some distressing news: the number of state residents who rely on food stamps has nearly tripled …and more » More: continued here