Factbox-How hard have Trump and Musk layoffs hit US agencies?
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are undertaking a sweeping campaign to cut the size of the 2.3 ...
'Going to be a lot of hungry people': Food banks, farmers across US decry federal cuts
Cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that provide food for schools and food banks have communities across the ...
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Johnson County seeks disaster relief. Will it see state, federal help for forever chemicals?
After requesting emergency assistance from state officials, Johnson County leaders say they have yet to see funding to help ...
Several federal agencies launch a 'deferred resignation' effort to encourage workers to leave their jobs
The new offers were specific to the will of each agency and not dictated by the Office of Personnel Management, according to ...
Federal government cancels almost $1M in food shipments to Second Harvest Food Bank
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee said that 21 tractor-trailer loads containing $722,000 ...
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As US agroforestry grows, federal funding freeze leaves farmers in the lurch
Agroforestry, the ancient agricultural system of integrating trees and shrubs with crops and livestock, has seen a revival in ...
Federal judge in Iowa swampbuster case questions if dispute is just a miscommunication
Lawyers in potential landmark Iowa swampbuster case argue that the landowner who filed the suit never sought removal of ...
USDA offers staff buyouts, according to email, as Trump slashes workforce
USDA employees who opt by April 8 would be put on leave with full pay and benefits through September 30, said an email to ...
USDA offering financial incentives for staff to quit, according to email
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering employees financial incentives to leave the agency this month, according to a ...
GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices
Another proposal would roll back the 2021 change in the thrifty food plan. This would cut current benefits and save $274 billion over a decade. One hitch is that House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T.
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Cuts are coming to local food banks. The question now is how deep will they go
Katie Carver Reed encourages residents to donate to the Akron Canton Food Bank's annual Harvest for Hunger campaign. It runs ...
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Federal funding cuts and regulatory failure are harming New Hampshire. You can still act locally.
As the March earth thaws and spring rains drench New Hampshire, our infamous mud season has arrived. And, blowing in like a ...