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FDA, USDA and EPA propose national strategy to reduce U.S. food loss and waste

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a national strategy that will drive progress toward the national goal to reduce food loss and waste in the U.S. By 50 percent by 2030. This action is a continuation of the […]

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Bost co-leads bill to increase accountability for SNAP spending

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Bost (IL-12) and Randy Feenstra (IA-04) have introduced legislation increasing accountability for states to reduce costly spending errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. The bill is expected to save taxpayers up to $1 billion per month, in part by requiring states to recover overpayments and

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U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture strengthen partnership to create jobs and economic growth in rural America

WASHINGTON– The Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, have announced that the SBA is strengthening its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create jobs and expand access to new and better market opportunities for people in rural

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NHTSA Region 7 and Local Law Enforcement Team Up for Click It or Ticket

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— This Thanksgiving holiday, local law enforcement is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7 on a high-visibility Click It or Ticket seat belt awareness campaign. Over the entire Thanksgiving holiday weekend (Wednesday, November 22, through the early morning hours on Monday, November 27), your law

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Forest Service seeks applicants for fire grants

MILWAUKEE – The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region is requesting applications for the 2024 Cohesive Fire Strategy grant program. These competitive grants support local wildfire management initiatives on non-federal land in the 20 Northeast and Midwest states. Over the past six years, the region has distributed nearly $26 million through this grant program. The funding

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SBA Administrator Guzman encourages shopping local on Small Business Saturday® 

WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, is encouraging the nation to shop, dine, and entertain at local small businesses on November 25 in celebration of Small Business Saturday® and throughout the holiday season. Small Business Saturday

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HSN agrees to pay $16 million civil penalty for failure to immediately report serious burn hazard posed by clothing steamers

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that HSN Inc., of St. Petersburg, Florida, has agreed to pay a $16 million civil penalty. The settlement settlement agreement, which has been provisionally accepted by CPSC, resolves CPSC’s charges that HSN knowingly failed to immediately report to CPSC, as required by law, that its Joy

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Wreaths Across America announces 2023 Escort to Arlington route

COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine – What has become known as the country’s longest veterans’ parade – Wreaths Across America’s annual “Escort to Arlington” – kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. The official route, which can be viewed here, will travel down the East Coast, stopping at schools, memorials, and other locations along the way to spread the year-long mission

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No Trick, All Treat; Gas prices fall to lowest since March, all states see monthly drop

DALLAS, Tex.– $2.99 gasoline is making a comeback at tens of thousands of stations across the U.S., a huge treat for drivers this Halloween. The national average has plunged 38 cents over the last month, according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform saving North American drivers the most money on fuel. At $3.44 per gallon,

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