Tag: food assistance
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Federal judge formalizes injunction blocking USDA’s ‘pilot project’ for Colorado food assistance
A federal judge formalized his order on Monday to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from requiring Colorado to participate in a food assistance “pilot project,” finding that it violates the law, the U.S. Constitution, and “the bounds of reasoned decision-making.” After a hearing in late January, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson…
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Colorado food relief groups fear SNAP funding could be withheld amid federal dispute
Colorado’s food relief organizations said they fear Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding would be withheld from the states, including Colorado, amid a dispute between the Trump administration and states that refuse to hand over certain data. The groups said food banks and similar groups won’t be able to survive with only state funding. At a…