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Trump Administration Cuts Crucial Food Programs in Nevada

3/24/2025

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The Trump administration's decision to cancel two vital food assistance programs in Nevada has left the agriculture department grappling with significant budget shortfalls. The Local Food Assistance Purchase Cooperative Agreement and Local Food for Schools programs, designed to fight hunger and uplift local farmers, are now defunct. Food banks fear this will deepen the crisis of food insecurity for countless Nevadans.

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The Trump administration's decision to cancel two vital food assistance programs in Nevada has left the agriculture department grappling with significant budget shortfalls. The Local Food Assistance Purchase Cooperative Agreement and Local Food for Schools programs, designed to fight hunger and uplift local farmers, are now defunct. Food banks fear this will deepen the crisis of food insecurity for countless Nevadans.