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Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.
As local food banks struggle to meet demand, the Trump administration has cut USDA funding meant to provide meals for those in need.
The House Agriculture Committee approved nearly $300 billion in cuts to SNAP benefits, putting many at risk of hunger.
The House of Representatives is set to vote on a budget reconciliation bill this week that damages rural economies and livelihoods while cutting taxes for large corporations and the wealthy. The bill,
Officials said Food Gatherers is now turning to the county, the city and local philanthropists to fill in that gap.
Proposed federal cuts to SNAP could leave Missouri scrambling for funding as food insecurity rises, with nearly one in six in Southeast Missouri affected.
Kansas Republican Jerry Moran and other senators asked USDA's Brooke Rollins about President Trump's budget cuts to McGovern-Dole and Food for Peace.
The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee voted Monday along party lines by a vote of 17-16, to advance the budget bill to a vote before the full House later this week.
California farmers growing food for schools and food banks were among those hit by $1 billion in cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Nebraska will ban soda and energy drinks from federal food aid. Cuts in other states are likely next
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins gave a first-ever approval for a state to restrict what’s covered by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during a visit to Nebraska this week. Other states,
Under Republican proposals, Hawaiʻi could face more than $100 million in new costs to maintain the food stamp program.
Louisiana lawmakers are asking Congress to bring back a federal program that helped schools buy food from local farms.
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