The Trump administration’s decision to stop the Annual Household Food Security survey comes amid a funding cut to the food stamp program.
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New Balance Foundation donates more than $1.4 million to Maine nonprofits
Local grant recipients say the funds are particularly critical now because of federal cuts to Maine programs.
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The USDA wouldn’t let her give up her house and crushed her with debt
The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional debt before the agency moved to take the homes.
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Maine housing advocates warn of coming ‘tsunami’ of USDA foreclosures on rural homes
The Department of Agriculture says it’s clearing a backlog of 400 foreclosures and more than 800 delinquencies left by the Biden administration. But local housing advocates say the crisis was years in the making and that the USDA has always been slow to act when its borrowers default.
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Maine settles lawsuit against USDA over $3 million in school funds
The Department of Agriculture agreed it will not interfere with Maine school funding based on alleged Title IX violations without following the proper procedure, according to a settlement announced Friday.
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USDA funding uncertainty puts Maine farmers in a bind
As vital federal grants and project money continues to be frozen, farmers are being forced to make hard decisions.
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Judge temporarily blocks USDA from interfering with Maine’s funding
The USDA ‘must immediately unfreeze and release to the state of Maine any federal funding that they have frozen or failed or refused to pay because of the state of Maine’s alleged failure to comply with the requirements of Title IX,’ the judge ruled.
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Maine’s lawsuit against the USDA is over $3 million for feeding assistance costs
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock is weighing whether to block the Department of Agriculture from withholding the funds to Maine over alleged Title IX violations, or if the case should be referred to the Federal Claims Court.
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USDA freezes funds to Maine education, citing Title IX violations
The agency will freeze an unknown amount of money for ‘administrative and technological functions’ in schools but will not pause federal food programs or direct assistance for Mainers.
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King, Pingree demand answers on why USDA cut local food programs
Sen. Angus King joins dozens of Senate colleagues in calling for the funding to be restored.