Tourism drives Virgin Islands hopes amid crime and debt
The Virgin Islands welcome over a million tourists to St Thomas St Croix and St John as cruise ships dock daily in Charlotte Amalie. officials warn tourism alone cannot curb unemployment 11 percent and report rising crime and strained public services while seeking a 76 million loan and 60 million gasoline tax rebate to shore up finances.
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Food stamp rules could cut Kansas aid by half
In Topeka, Dr. Robert Harder says new federal USDA rules may deny food stamps to as many as 12,793 public assistance households and 11,568 non welfare households, affecting 68,289 Kansans in 24,361 households who now receive stamps. Poverty thresholds rise to 100 dollars above the line, seniors to 125.
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