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Editor's note: This story was updated at 4:15 p.m. to note that the USDA declined to comment and include more information about the food program. HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit ...
Pennsylvnaia's Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program lost $13 million federal funding, which impacts nearly 200 farms, 14 ...
The USDA announced in March it would end the Local Food Purchase Agreement Program, which gives food banks money to purchase food directly from local farmers.
Pennsylvania has filed a legal challenge against the USDA following the abrupt termination of the state's $13 million Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program agreement.
Gov. Josh Shapiro called on leaders across the country to speak and act with moral clarity in the wake of what is being ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its decision to cut a COVID-19 pandemic-era assistance program. The Trump administration ended the $13 million Local Food ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its decision to stop funding a food assistance program. The Local Food Purchasing Assistance ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced today that his administration has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The suit alleges that the USDA ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is suing the federal government over cuts to crucial food bank programs. Governor Josh Shapiro filed the lawsuit Wednesday morning ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro in early June sued the United States Department of Agriculture for getting rid of the $13 million Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program. In a statement confirming the lawsuit ...
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced Pennsylvania's investing $224K in agriculture grants to boost wine exports, ...