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Roaming Charges: Schlock and Chainsaw
Lutnick’s message to seniors (whose ranks I have now reluctantly joined) on the gutting of the Social Security Administration: “Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out your check this month. My ...
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The nuclear town rising from the ashes of austerity
“We have some very good teachers,” says Andy Beeforth of the Cumbria Community Foundation, but in some schools “they have to ...
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Donald Trump administration cuts over $1 billion in food programs for schools, food banks
The Trump administration has cut over $1 billion in food programs that funded schools and food banks, impacting millions of children and local farmers. The move, part of broader federal spending ...
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USDA cuts could hit NC food banks, schools the hardest
North Carolina has participated in the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) since October 2022. The state was set to receive $18,975,621 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year from ...
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‘Not what we voted for’: Programs funneling farmers’ food to schools, food banks cut
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Federal funds impacting Oklahoma farmers, schools and food banks are on the chopping block. The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 ...
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USDA cuts programs bringing local food into schools, food banks
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship notified partners Monday afternoon that agreements made under the Local Food for Schools, or LFS, program and Local Food Purchase Assistance ...
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USDA cancels 2 local food programs for schools, food banks and tribal nations in Oklahoma
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled two programs providing tribal governments, states, schools and food banks money to buy local food from producers. A list from the department shows ...
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USDA cuts funding for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and ranchers
I’M QUANECIA FRASER. I’M BILL SHERMAN. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ENDING A PROGRAM THAT CONNECTED FOOD BANKS AND SCHOOLS WITH LOCAL FARMERS. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S AARON HEGARTY JOINS US ...
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USDA cancels $1B funding for local food programs and schools, will hit Kansas farms
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has canceled over $1 billion in funding for local food banks and schools by terminating two programs that supported food ...
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Illinois farmers, schools and food banks will lose millions with USDA funding cuts
The Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program have been canceled for 2025 because they “no longer effectuate the ...
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USDA Cuts More Than $1 Billion Earmarked For Local Food In Schools, Food Banks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cut more than $1 billion in federal programs that gave schools and food banks funding to purchase food from local farms and ranchers ― a move that school lunch ...