PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — 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.

Agriculture is a pillar of the state’s economy, supporting over 53,000 farms that generate $132.5 billion annually and employ 600,000 people.

Gov. Josh Shapiro has locked arms with fellow Democrats nationwide in using the courts to push back on President Donald Trump ...

The lawsuit in federal court, announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, comes three months after the USDA advised states that it was ending the pandemic-era assistance program because it no ...

Shapiro said his administration filed a lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg asking a judge to reverse the USDA’s decision to cancel its contract with the commonwealth.

Shapiro sued the USDA last month, attempting to secure the $13 million in canceled Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program funds the federal agency — under President Joe ...

Shapiro alleges USDA officials falsely claimed Pennsylvania was “sitting on tens of millions” in unspent LFPA funds, despite the fact that the program operates on a reimbursement basis.

The lawsuit in federal court, announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, comes three months after the USDA advised states that it was ending the pandemic-era assistance program because it no ...

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The lawsuit in federal court, announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, comes three months after the USDA advised states that it was ending the pandemic-era assistance program because it no ...

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 ...

The lawsuit in federal court, announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, comes three months after the USDA advised states that it was ending the pandemic-era assistance program because it no ...