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Gov. Shapiro sues USDA over canceled program benefitting farmers, food banks
Governor Josh Shapiro filed the lawsuit Wednesday morning, explaining that the cuts would be devastating, not just to ...
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Shapiro Administration Sues USDA Over Terminated $13M Local Food Program
Governor Josh Shapiro announced that Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for ...
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Gov. Shapiro sues USDA over canceled $13M food purchasing program
This story was updated at 4:15 p.m. to note that the USDA declined to comment and include more information about the food ...
Josh Shapiro sues USDA over spending cuts
The Trump administration ended the $13 million Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program agreement, supporting 189 Pennsylvania farms and 14 food banks, citing shifting priorities. To no avail, Shapiro ...
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Senior farmers market voucher distributions cancelled
According to the Area Agency on Aging, the first two Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) voucher distribution ...
Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states
Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, ...
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Pa. Gov. Shapiro sues USDA over end to local food program
Gov. Josh Shapiro has sued USDA over canceled $13M program aiding PA farms and food banks, calling the termination a broken ...
Pennsylvania suing Trump administration over cutting funding to a $1 billion pandemic-era food aid program
Pennsylvania is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture, saying the agency under President Donald Trump illegally cut off ...
Major USDA cuts cripple food banks, school food programs in North Carolina
The White House cut two federal programs in March that provide just over $1 billion in annual funding to school districts and food banks to purchase from small farmers.