Trump's funding bill will close grocery stores and create new food deserts in Kansas

Trump's funding bill will close grocery stores and create new food deserts in Kansas

Cuts to federal food assistance will hurt local grocery stores, experts say. (Blaise Mesa/The Beacon) The Merc Co+op started in Lawrence in 1974. It originally was a group of neighbors who pooled money together to buy foods like eggs, milk and fresh produce in bulk. The group’s original goal was to ensure neighbors had access to healthy foods that weren’t always available for a good price. Eventually, the Merc opened a grocery store with that sa…