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The USDA cut $500 million in funding to food banks. Here’s how they’re coping
As President Donald Trump’s administration attempts to lower inflation by reducing government spending, Americans are finding ...
New state dashboard tracks federal funding cuts, impacts in Minnesota
The state of Minnesota has launched a new dashboard to help Minnesotans track federal funding cuts and the impact these ...
Researchers weighing options amid federal funding cut threats to universities
The Trump administration's threats to hold up federal funding for major universities has researchers seeking alternative ...
In Michigan, a farm to school lunch movement is brewing. USDA cuts may hurt it.
The Trump administration's cuts to USDA grants include a grant that would have sent $18 million for the Local Food for ...
Federal education funding cuts would disproportionately hit poorer schools, Wisconsin DPI warns
Wisconsin education officials warn that all federal eduction funding is in jeopardy and that already-struggling school ...
‘Money is running out’ for NC farms reliant on USDA grants after federal cuts
Some in the North Carolina farming industry are sounding the alarm about the future of local farms as ongoing federal budget ...
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Louisiana health dept. set to lose up to $86M in federal funding as DOGE cuts programs
Louisiana may lose over $128M in federal funds under Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative, with the state health department facing the ...
Bondi: Justice Department cut funding for Maine corrections department over transgender inmate
The Justice Department revoked funding for the Maine Department of Corrections over the state’s placement of a transgender ...
About 31,000 East Tennesseans a month could receive less food after USDA funding cut
The missing deliveries of $722,000 worth of food scheduled to arrive over the next three months means 31,000 East Tennesseans ...
NY food banks at risk from federal funding cuts: What you should know
"These cuts will deprive Americans of food assistance, emergency food providers of necessary support to carry out their work, and American farmers of vital domestic markets." ...
Judge temporarily blocks USDA from interfering with Maine's funding
A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture from cutting, pausing or otherwise interfering with federal funding to Maine. U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock Jr. granted ...
Federal budget cuts hit Midlands food assistance program hard
Federal budget cuts have ended a Midlands church’s fresh produce program, leaving low-income families with fewer food options ...