USDA cutting millions of dollars that Minnesota schools, child care centers and food banks used to buy local food
Minnesota schools, child care centers and food banks will have less money to work with this year, following cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in two programs that allowed local groups ...
Amid Minnesota’s housing shortage, should the state step in to require more density?
Everybody at the Capitol seems to agree that Minnesota has a housing shortage, which is driving up rents and making it harder ...
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Restocking resilience with Minnesota’s rural grocery stores
In small towns across Minnesota, local grocery stores are more than just places to buy food — they are the bread and butter of the community.
Lawmakers look at filling federal shortfall on local food purchase program
Minnesota lawmakers say they want the state to step up to fund a program that buys food from small farms and distributes it to people experiencing food insecurity. The leader of a Rochester nonprofit ...
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USDA cuts two programs and money Minnesota schools used to buy food
Minnesota schools and food banks will have a lot less money to work with after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced cuts to two programs that allowed them to buy food directly from local ...
USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.
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Lawmakers look at filling federal shortfall on local food purchase program
PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers ... spending to buy produce from Rochester area farmers for Channel One Regional Food Bank. Channel One Food Bank had budgeted $125,000 in local food purchases for ...