In every profession, some days on the job rank as more mundane than others. Firefighters respond to calls of smoke from pots on the stove rather than three-alarm blazes that threaten human life. Police officers tend to nuisance burglar alarms rather than front-page crimes. In terms of football, the playoff-bound Calgary Stampeders took care of business Saturday with a 38-11 pounding of the …
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Nearly 40,000 Minnesotans Could Lose Food StampsPublic News ServiceCuts in funding for food stamps, or what are now called SNAP benefits, are expected to be included in a new Farm Bill. Colleen Moriarty, executive director of Hunger Solutions Minnesota, says SNAP shouldn't be cut because there's still a great need … More: continued here
Minneapolis Star Tribune Huge cuts to food stamps part of Trump's budget proposalMinneapolis Star TribuneWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's budget would drive millions of people off of food stamps, part of a new wave of spending cut proposals that already are getting panned by lawmakers in both parties on Capitol Hill. Trump's blueprint for the…
Alameda County Gets Break on Tardy Food StampsCourthouse News ServiceThe county sought to modify two provisions of a permanent injunction: that its social services agency report on "pending, expedited applications" for food stamps; and that it inform applicants of the need to recertify their benefits to keep receiving them. More: continued here
Soon-to-be graduates and married couples getting ready to mail thank-you cards and invitations might want to make a trip to the post office to stock up on Forever Stamps before May 12. More: continued here
ABC News A Look at Vintage Baseball Stamps at the Postal MuseumABC NewsA Look at Vintage Baseball Stamps at the Postal Museum. More. ABC News' Rick Klein gets a look at vintage baseball stamps at the Postal Museum. 13:27 | 10/26/16. ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos. Coming up in the next {{countdown}} … More:…
House Republicans are preparing legislation that would cut food stamps by as much as $4 billion annually in an effort to downsize a program that many conservatives say has become too bloated in recent years. More: continued here