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Why Wal-Mart Really Needs Food Stamps
Businessweek SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—otherwise known as food stamps—covering some 47 million people as of July. On Nov. 1, food stamp benefits were reduced after the expiration of a temporary increase put in place by Congress in … |
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The prices of staples have risen sharply, but an increase in food stamp allocations will not take effect until October. More: continued here
N.J. among slowest with food-stamp applicationsPhilly.comNew Jersey is one of the slowest states in the nation in getting food stamps to needy people. Its performance is so poor, in fact, that the federal government is directing the state to improve, according to an examination of federal data by The …and more » More: continued here
SamayLive Telgi gets 7-year jail in 2001 fake stamp paper scamExpressindia.com, IndiaAbdul Karim Telgi, the prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam of 2001, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Special CBI Court on Thursday. Special CBI Judge AP Gohil also sentenced his accomplice Sadiq Undali to seven years …Telgi gets 7…
A House version of the the farm bill took food stamps out entirely – leaving them to be taken up later and separately. But if cuts are what Republicans want, the tactic might backfire. More: continued here
New pet stamps releasedStarNewsOnline.comWASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Postal Service this week released its 20 new “Forever” stamps featuring photographs of the country's favorite domestic animals. The stamps include two dogs, two cats, two birds, two fish, four reptiles, five rodents, a … More: continued here
Ocean City locations open for disaster food stampsShore News TodayThe Cape May County Board of Social Services will be taking Disaster Food Stamp Assistance applications for those affected by Hurricane Sandy now through Dec. 4. The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) is administered by the … More: continued here