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Senate referee appears open to revised GOP proposal to cut federal food assistance spending
A spokesperson for the Senate Agriculture Committee said Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough appears open to a ...
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Proposed federal cuts to food assistance could leave North Coast families in need to go hungry, local officials say
Tens of thousands of people across Sonoma County and the North Coast rely on SNAP benefits to make ends meet. That aid could ...
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Gov. Abbott vetoes the $60 million that would launch summer food assistance program
The Republican leader cited concerns about federal funding for the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program. The decision ...
GOP plan to force food stamp costs on states is blocked from Senate bill
Michigan had anticipated cutting benefits for the state's nearly 1.5 million federal food aid participants because it ...
Federal cuts hit farmers and food banks: 'It really hurts'
The federal cuts were announced months ago, but farmers and food banks are now seeing the impacts of missed deliveries and ...
Abbott vetoes summer food aid program, forgoing $450M in federal funds
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a budget line item late Sunday that would have brought in an estimated $450 million in federal dollars to fund a summer food aid program for low-income children. In a veto ...
Food insecurity rises to level not seen since the pandemic, Hunger Coalition says
The San Diego Hunger Coalition said Wednesday the number of people living in the county without stable access to food has ...
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes summer food program, drawing criticism from educators and advocates
The Sun Bucks program would have provided $120 per eligible child to help families buy groceries during the summer months.
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Federal funding cuts has Texas food banks worried about hungry children
“We're already distributing less than we were because of the federal cutbacks,” said Houston Food Bank CEO Brian Greene, who ...