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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., has introduced a bill to remove gray wolves from the list of endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The measure would also prohibit any challenges to the law in court. Jewel Tomasula, national policy director for the Endangered Species Coalition, said H.R. 845 is...
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When a rare tornado swept through the north side of Minneapolis, Michelle Neal scrambled for cover at a fast-food restaurant. “It was unreal-we could have died,” she told Minnesota Public Radio. “McDonald’s saved me.” It’s the kind of scenario that Julia Nerbonne, executive director of Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light,...
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Los precios de los alimentos siguen altos en todo el país. Un nuevo informe de la Comisión Federal de Comercio dice que las empresas de comestibles más grandes del país están estafando a los consumidores al mantener los precios artificialmente altos. Muchos tenderos, minoristas y mayoristas se han consolidado...
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Food prices remain high across the country. A new report by the Federal Trade Commission says the country’s largest grocery companies are gouging consumers, by keeping prices artificially high. Many grocers, retailers and wholesalers have consolidated to cut costs. Grocers continue to blame supply chain problems, even though regulators have said...
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La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos está considerando un nuevo proyecto de ley que modernizaría la Línea Federal de Pobreza, que no se ha actualizado sustancialmente desde la década de 1960. Muchos programas de ayuda como CalFresh, Head Star y Medi-Cal están vinculados a la LFP y aumentar...
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The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a new bill that would modernize the Federal Poverty Line, which hasn’t been substantially updated since the 1960s. Many aid programs such as CalFresh, Head Start and Medi-Cal are pegged to the FPL – and raising the maximum people can make would help...
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Los grupos que luchan contra el hambre están pidiendo un cambio justo en el próximo proyecto de ley agrícola, que proporciona fondos federales de contrapartida para programas que ayudan a las familias de bajos ingresos a comprar productos frescos. El programa Market Match ofrece a las personas de Cal...
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Groups that fight hunger are calling for a fair shake in the upcoming farm bill, which provides federal matching funds for programs that help low-income families afford fresh produce. The Market Match program gives people on Cal Fresh about $15 per market per day to spend at 270 sites across...
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For many people, the annual spectacle of a possible federal government shutdown in the face of chronic budget disagreements in Congress has become normalized. But a normalization of political dysfunction in Washington is unacceptable because the main victims are the most vulnerable among us: If the federal government is...