Minnesota could lose SNAP benefits under new USDA recertification demands, prompting a lawsuit from Attorney General Keith Ellison.
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Court orders Trump Administration to restore SNAP Benefits, but USDA halves November aid
A federal court has ordered the USDA to restore nutrition support for more than 42 million Americans after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison led a lawsuit over suspended SNAP benefits. The ruling protects thousands of Minnesota families during the ongoing government shutdown, but partial payments raise new concerns.
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Attorney General Ellison sues Trump administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits
According to a recent press release of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Minnesota General Keith Ellison co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors yesterday in filing a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The coalition […]
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Historic victory for Black farmers: $2 billion in relief payments announced
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, has declared a victory in the $2.2 billion Discrimination Financial Assistance Program.
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Feeding Our Future fraud audit faults Minnesota Department of Education
The Minnesota Department of Education’s Office of the Legislative Auditor has released a special report on the nonprofit Feeding Our Future.
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Cultivating the next crop of America’s farmers
The federal government spends billions every year on farm subsidies, but most of the money goes to the largest and wealthiest operators.
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Biden-Harris administration launches $2.2 billion relief initiative to support Black farmers
The initiative comes after decades of Black farmers accusing the USDA of discrimination and being denied loans crucial for their livelihoods and land preservation.
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Minority farmers advocate for fair share of USDA funding
‘I think this is a moment where we have an opportunity for real transformation.’
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U.S. government has failed Black farmers
The lawsuit comes amid findings that Black farmers lost about $326 billion of land in America because of discrimination during the 20th century.
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White farmers opposition to POC farmer relief motivated by racism
Recognizing that Blacks were moving quickly toward economic and political independence in the South, White America launched an all-out campaign to dispossess Blacks of their farms and land.
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‘Black Farmers’ gear up for legal fight after appeals court setback
The descendants of Earnest Lee Boyland from Mason, Tenn. filed a lawsuit in the 1990s alleging that the USDA adhered to discriminatory policies against African American farmers…
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Trump administration wants to tighten SNAP requirements, bypassing Congress
This is not how American democracy is supposed to work.
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The farm bill is not just for farmers
This essentially forced Black farmers out of agriculture for over several decades. In 1920, Black farmers represented one out of seven U.S. farmers; by 1992, the number of Black farmers in America had declined to just one out of 100.