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Gov. Newsom Appeals USDA Slashing $47 Million-A-Year Food Assistance Program

April 8, 2025   2:30 amApril 8, 2025   2:31 am
Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Social Services appealed a United States Department of Agriculture decision to abruptly end the $47 million a year Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program over the weekend. According to the USDA, the...
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Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Bail Out Lab-Grown Meat Companies

September 25, 2024   2:55 amSeptember 25, 2024   2:56 am
With many scientists saying climate change is a major future challenge, lawmakers are looking to fund projects that could mitigate potential threats. But this situation has also given rise to conniving lobbyists who exploit climate change to look for government...
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New USDA Report Shows Lake Tahoe Will Be Full This Year, Highlighting California’s Water Recovery

May 13, 2024   2:18 pmMay 13, 2024   2:20 pm
According to a new report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Lake Tahoe, situated on the California-Nevada border, will reach it’s “full” level for the first time since 2019, provided further evidence of California’s water recovery. For the...
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Californians To Lose A Monthly Average $163 In Temporary SNAP/CalFresh Pandemic Benefits March 1st

March 1, 2023   2:30 amMarch 1, 2023   2:31 am
Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs passed during the pandemic are set to expire on Wednesday, with California expected to lose the extra monthly $425 million granted by the federal government. The additional funds were originally added in March...
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Newsom Vetoes Bill To Prohibit Foreign Governments From Buying CA Agricultural Land

September 28, 2022   1:03 pm
A bill to prohibit foreign governments from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in California was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday. Senate Bill 1084, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), would have prohibited a foreign government from purchasing, acquiring, leasing,...
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USDA Settles Lawsuit With SNAP Beneficiaries, Increases Emergency Benefits For Over 1 Million in CA

April 3, 2021   2:25 amApril 2, 2021   7:51 pm
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a settlement with SNAP beneficiaries in California and Pennsylvania on Thursday, paving the way for over 1 million Californian households to receive higher Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits starting as early...
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CalFresh to Begin Online Delivery Pilot Program on April 28th

April 22, 2020   5:49 pmApril 23, 2020   7:16 am
The Calfresh program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or food stamps, has announced that a home delivery option will be available for those under the program starting April 28th. Both California and Arizona had an emergency...
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