by Dave Dickey, Columnist, Investigate Midwest In case you didn’t know it, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is under siege by USDA, Congress, and the
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Red States Are About to Go Hungry Thanks to Trump
GOP lawmakers are taking food out of the mouths of kids — including their own constituents — to put toward tax cuts for billionaires. By Ta’Kyla
Republican megalaw helps earners with high and middle incomes, hurts poorest, CBO says
by Jacob Fischler About 10 million people, mostly Medicaid recipients, will lose access to health insurance and 2.4 million fewer people per month will participate
Iowa summer food assistance program falls short on convenience, choices, critics say
by Tom Foley Gov. Kim Reynolds’ “healthier and cheaper” alternative to federal summer food assistance programs is again facing criticism that it is less convenient
My strong vote for President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”
By Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) On the morning of Thursday May 22 nd , my Republican colleagues and I voted to pass President Trump’s “One,
D.C. Dispatch: Iowa representatives tout their votes for extensive budget bill
By Tom Foley Members of Iowa’s U.S. House delegation, who voted this week in favor of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” have been
Reynolds’ waiver to restrict SNAP eligible foods approved by USDA
By Cami Koons The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved Gov. Kim Reynolds’ waiver to exclude foods like candy and soft drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition
Should America’s Farm Bill Serve Need or Greed?
This year’s stripped down farm bill looks to heap subsidies on Big Ag while cutting food aid for working Americans. By Jim Hightower The federal budget
A Coup Attempt Against American Taxpayers
Trump’s attempt to freeze federal funds for government services was an effort to steal our tax dollars to enrich billionaires. And he’ll try again. By Karen
