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House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on $10 Billion in Annual SNAP Improper Payments
A House subcommittee convened in Washington on June 25 to scrutinize waste, fraud, and abuse inside the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, with…
Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Back Regenerative Agriculture Research and Reduce Chemical Reliance
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing multiple federal agencies to accelerate support for regenerative farming practices and investigate how…
UAB Lands $8M Federal Grant to Track Children’s Health After Metformin Use in Pregnancy
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have received an $8 million federal grant to examine how children fare over the…
Supreme Court Rules 7-2 That Federal Pesticide Law Blocks State Cancer-Warning Suits Against Roundup Maker
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Monsanto Company a major legal victory this week, ruling 7-2 that federal pesticide law shields the maker…
Florida Launches Spectrum Alert System to Find Missing Children with Autism
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has activated a new missing-persons alert system built specifically to help locate children with autism spectrum…
Federal Judge Halts SNAP Junk Food Limits in Over 20 States as White House Vows Appeal
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration’s effort to bar SNAP beneficiaries from spending food-assistance dollars on soda, candy,…
Kennedy Pushes FDA to Speed Clinical Trials as China Closes Gap in Medical Research
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called on the United States to reassert its dominance in medical research and innovation, announcing a…
Wisconsin Residents Push DNR to Use $10M PFAS Settlement on Well Remediation, Health Research
Wisconsin state regulators heard from residents Monday about how a $10 million settlement with Tyco Fire Products over PFAS contamination should be…
Judge Blocks USDA-Backed SNAP Sugar Restrictions in Iowa and Four Other States
A federal judge on Monday struck down restrictions on sugary food and beverage purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Iowa…
Florida SNAP Rolls Shrink by 277,000 After Federal Cuts, Reaching 15-Year Low
More than 277,000 Florida residents lost federal food assistance benefits following congressional passage of legislation that reshaped the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,…