US food aid cuts threaten state budget

Small farms and food banks are caught off guard by spending cuts - West Hawaii Today

At Happy Hollow Farm, a small, 16-acre operation in central Missouri, Liz Graznak grows a variety of vegetables, including organic carrots, Swiss chard, radishes and beets.

US food aid cuts threaten state budget

RICHMOND — As congressional Republicans eye $230 billion in cuts to the farm budget that funds food stamps, Tamika Spears of Richmond worries how she's going to feed her three children if her $262-a-month Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit gets…

Cutting Medicaid, SNAP, and Housing Assistance Will Harm Low-Income Americans

In light of a House Budget that calls for massive budget cuts, an analysis shows how Medicaid, SNAP, and housing assistance benefit Americans.

US food aid cuts threaten family budgets, and Virginia's

Democratic legislators say Congress' goals for spending cuts put SNAP benefits at risk, which could affect thousands of Virginia families — and the state budget.

Dems say if Congressional Republicans cut SNAP, Virginia will pay the price

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Virginia Democrats are warning of major consequences if Republicans in Congress try to make cuts to SNAP benefits.  “It helps more than 800,000 Virginians put food on the table from Hampton Roads to Richmond, to Northern Virginia, to our neighbors in Southwest Virginia,” said Delegate Bonita Anthony (D-Norfolk).  Democrats said the recently passed GOP budget resolution instructing the congressional committee that oversees…

Hundreds of students abroad are caught up in USAID cuts to K-State food security programs

The federal government has not reimbursed K-State for hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses related to its work on global food security. The cuts also affect hundreds of students abroad who were recruited to advance agriculture in their countries. Continue reading ...