Cutting back on ready-to-eat meals won’t be easy, and whole milk may make a comeback. One thing that’s certain: It’ll be a while before the new guidelines trickle down to schools.
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As millions of Americans struggle with SNAP lapses, food banks are swamped with demand
At one food pantry in Boston, the spike in demand means there’s now a two-week wait for some to receive food, stressing needy families as well as pantry staff.
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‘Uncharted territory’: Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
SNAP, the country’s largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
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At least 27 states turned over sensitive data about food stamp recipients to USDA
Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government’s reach. But NPR’s reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.
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Federal workers who took Trump’s buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain future
Federal workers who took the Trump administration’s buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what’s next.
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U.S. senator wants DOGE out of sensitive payment system for farmers
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., wants the USDA to revoke high-level access granted to the Department of Government Efficiency to a database that controls payments and loans to farmers and ranchers.
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DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers
DOGE recently gained high-level access to a database that controls government payments and loans to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.
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USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients
The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.
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After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.
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Federal food aid cuts hit RI, economic impacts of Washington Bridge issues, and more
More than 80,000 Rhode Islanders depend on food from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and its network of food pantries. But the Trump administration’s recent cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture put that food aid at risk. Also: Rhode Island PBS Weekly co-host and correspondent Pamela Watts tells us about the very different ways the closure of the westbound Washington Bridge has impacted the economy in Providence and Bristol County. Plus: we talk with the directors of “La Tempestad” at Trinity Rep and “Fat Ham” at the Wilbury Theatre Group – two fresh takes on Shakespearean classics. That and more on this week’s show.
