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Trump’s Budget Kicked One Woman Off SNAP Over a Birthday Gift

Residents in Arizona are struggling to receive SNAP benefits as the state rushes to install new eligibility requirements set by Donald Trump’s “one, big, beautiful bill,” NBC News reported Monday.

Since Trump’s behemoth budget bill passed last July, setting in motion nearly $187 million in cuts from SNAP over the next 10 years, 3.5 million people have fallen off the SNAP rolls nationwide. The…

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Five Ways Trump’s Proposed Budget Hurts the Working Class

President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget proposal, sent to Congress on Friday, doubles down on MAGA pet projects while taking a sledgehammer to a number of programs that help the working class. Among the casualties could be new moms trying to buy food and families with moderate incomes trying to buy homes.

Congress doesn’t have to pay attention to this budget proposal. In fact, White House budget…

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Agroecology Awareness Day draws strong turnout, strengthening the future of food systems in the Eastern Cape

The recent Agroecology Awareness Day was held at Phawu Agri Park in Mazikhanye Location, where over 400 farmers, youth, community members and institutional partners gathered to promote the National Agroecology Framework and strengthen grassroots participation in sustainable food systems

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How Federal Cuts to SNAP Are Already Roiling State Governments

Just as the beginning of a new year is a time for families to figure out their finances, the same is true for state legislatures. In the coming months, the majority of states will be penning their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. As they tally costs, legislators will need to account for looming changes to a key federal nutrition program that push more of the financial burden onto their…

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