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Why the GOP Is Really Waging Its War on Food Stamps
In These Times Though I am no longer at the RNC, I smell the same tactic in House Republicans' recent vote to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, popularly known as food stamps: It is simply more symbolism and political soap opera for Fox News viewers … |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wolf scrapping controversial assets testPittsburgh Post-GazettePreviously, anyone applying for food stamps (officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) was subject to an assets test that barred people with disabilities or over age 60 with more than $9,000 in assets from getting … More: continued here
MassLive.com Worcester woman pleads guilty to $3.6 million food stamps fraudMassLive.comWORCESTER – A Worcester woman pleaded guilty in federal court to charges in connection to the theft of $3.6 million in food stamp benefits after she allegedly created numerous bank accounts and bought benefits from eligible people for less than full value.and more » More: continued…
Postage mark to stamp Lombardo's city tiesLondon Free PressHe's Canada's biggest-selling music artist, but unknown to many younger Canadians.and more » More: continued here
Federal duck stamp winner to display artwork SaturdayWatertown Public OpinionSIOUX FALLS – Adam Grimm, winner of the 2013 Federal Duck Stamp competition, will be honored at a celebration at the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (SDGFP) Outdoor Campus at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 2. Grimm, from Burbank, will display his … More: continued here
Cuomo is wrong about food stampsNew York Daily NewsBy Russell Sykes / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Nearly one in six residents of New York State now receives food stamps, up from less than one in 10 just a few years ago. New Yorkers now spend food stamps with a value of $5 billion a year,…
Five Things: Price of Stamps Going UpPatch.comSONG OF THE DAY: "Suit & Tie" by Justin Timberlake (feat. Jay Z). Good morning, Medford! Here are five things you need to know today, Friday, Jan. 25: 1. PEDRO'S BACK: A familiar name is back with the Red Sox, albeit not on the diamond. Legendary … More: continued…