The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest food program, with more than $68 billion dollars going out to 42 million needy families every year. As an authorized SNAP retailer, you are entrusted with making sure every EBT point-of-sale transaction is done by…
It’s business as usual and you’re serving your customers. One day, a charge letter arrives, and the USDA accuses you of “trafficking.” This is what the USDA calls the buying or selling unauthorized food items or trading SNAP benefits for cash. You must act quickly,…
You’ve worked hard to build your business. By accepting SNAP benefits, you’ve agreed to step up and help those in your community who rely on these government benefits. When the USDA asked you to follow the rules when accepting the benefits at your retail locations,…
Tasers are electrically powered weapons used to shock or stun the target. Though they can be lethal, they’re viewed as a way for the police to control someone that’s less likely to kill than a firearm. Given the community’s outrage at the killing of Walter…
Philadelphia has a lot of work to do when it comes to racial equality, but there may be some positive change on the horizon. Recent court documents, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania outlined the Police Department’s efforts…