food assistance
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Federal judge blocks USDA ‘pilot project’ affecting Colorado food assistance
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A federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday from proceeding further with a “pilot project” that would require five Colorado counties to rapidly recertify more than 100,000 households for food assistance. In a brief ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson found Colorado would face imminent and…
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Colorado food relief groups fear SNAP funding could be withheld amid federal dispute
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Colorado’s food relief organizations said they fear Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding would be withheld from the states, including Colorado, amid a dispute between the Trump administration and states that refuse to hand over certain data. The groups said food banks and similar groups won’t be able to survive with only state funding. At a…
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Out West Roundup: Refugees thank adoptive North Dakota city by feeding hungry
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North Dakota Refugees thank adoptive North Dakota city by feeding hungry FARGO, North Dakota – Maria Modi’s journey from South Sudan to a new life in Fargo included a stop at a refugee camp in Cairo. She and her seven siblings know what it is like to be hungry. “My mother and father work 12-hour…
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Identity data held by Denver on citizens, employees found to be unprotected
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Private, personal information such as full legal names, drivers license and Social Security numbers of thousands of citizens and current and former City and County of Denver employees were accessible to as many as 10,000 city workers, an audit by the city auditor found. No evidence of unintended, improper or illegal viewing or access was…
