Food stamp curbs cut majority of students
Congress curbs will drop about 150000 of roughly 200000 college student food stamp recipients and save an estimated 60 million annually. The rule tightens assets limits and narrows eligibility while allowing continued aid for specific groups and programs.
Waste turns tables on D.C. bureaucrats
In Montgomery County Maryland residents near Beau Monde oppose a plan to bury lime treated sewage and waste in trenches behind their subdivision. They form Citizens for Responsible Waste Disposal and push hearings, fearing leakage, water contamination and cancer risks. Nuclear Regulatory Commission official Jim Knight voices federal caution amid local mistrust.
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Beau Monde
Western Democracy
Beau
Montgomery County
District of Columbia
Jim Knight
Greenbrook Drive
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington
Potomac River
Montgomery
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Citizens For Responsible
Stamp changes cut food stamp eligibility nationwide
About 150000 students are expected to be excluded from the federal food stamp program due to Congress changes effective Sept 1. The Department of Agriculture announced the revisions, with some rules already in place July 1, including higher income limits for a single person and a family of four. Linn Social Services officials note more deductions under the new rules. for eligibility calls, residents can reach Linn Social Services at 398-3525.
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Agriculture Department
McLaughlin
Congress
Ohio
Thelma Turner
Welfare Rights Organization
Pittsburgh
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Massachusetts
University of Wisconsin
University of Massachusetts
Department of Social Service
Edith Pruismann
Linn Social Services Department
Linn Social Services
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Department of Agriculture
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Food and Nutrition Service
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Saul Pett
Knight
NRC
Reg. Price Jeans
Mtown