TheRepublic.com - David Paterson News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/person/6071a80cbdbd43269dc97f977e1b115d David Paterson News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy sodahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/202bded2cf72468babc1c1641d6662d6/US--Sugary-Drinkshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/202bded2cf72468babc1c1641d6662d6/US--Sugary-Drinks

NEW YORK - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.]]>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:13:45 -040018 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy sodahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/971f479a0e2145e8b0606865a2dbaf30/PA--Sugary-Drinkshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/971f479a0e2145e8b0606865a2dbaf30/PA--Sugary-DrinksNEW YORK - The mayors of Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.]]>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:58:31 -0400Report: Easing NY's tough drug laws saves moneyhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f8bbd87ca3b34eae893bdd6f2a6185ae/NY--Rockefeller-Drug-Law-Reformhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f8bbd87ca3b34eae893bdd6f2a6185ae/NY--Rockefeller-Drug-Law-ReformNEW YORK - New York saves money when a high-risk drug offender is sent by a judge to treatment rather than prison, according to an independent cost-benefit analysis released Friday.]]>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:41:35 -0400