Tag: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Government says SNAP benefit cuts won’t be as deep as announced...
President Donald Trump's administration now says that SNAP food aid for November will be reduced less than originally announced, the latest in a political and...
Ocean State Job Lot offering 20% off all food until SNAP...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot has announced that the entire food section in all 17 Rhode Island stores will be discounted by...
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November
PROVIDENCE (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep...
Providence allocates $25K to food bank, activates Emergency Food Plan
PROVIDENCE – The city on Thursday allocated $25,000 to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank the same day that a federal judge in Boston...
McKee declares state of emergency over loss of SNAP benefits
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday declared a state of emergency with thousands of Rhode Island residents set to lose food assistance...
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes...
Agriculture is growing in Rhode Island
Farmers, food producers, lawmakers and community partners came together at Farm Fresh Rhode Island on Oct. 6 for the first annual RI Grown Day...
State awards $370K in food infrastructure grants
PROVIDENCE – Seven local food businesses have received more than $370,000 in Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure grants, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I....
A SLOW RETREAT: Voluntary buyouts, relocations part of Warren’s pioneering climate...
When Richard Grundy moved AVTECH Software Inc. from Newport to Warren 15 years ago, the renovated Cutler Mill seemed to offer the ideal flexibility...
RIDEM awards $1M in Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has awarded more than $1 million in Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure grants to four local organizations...
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