Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Massachusetts reinstates the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) effective tomorrow

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In a significant win for community food security advocates, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker yesterday signed into law a supplemental bu...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Should the federal government stop encouraging Americans to eat more beef, pork, and cheese?

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The question for this new video (third in a series) is: Should the federal government stop encouraging Americans to eat more beef, pork, and...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The House Farm Bill will make it harder (not easier) to work while on SNAP

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The House Farm Bill ( H.R. 2 ) passed the Committee on Agriculture with only Republican votes and will soon go to the floor, where it faces ...
Saturday, April 07, 2018

Gershoff Symposium, April 27

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The 2018 Gershoff Symposium , on April 27, will feature 4 presentations: "Food Labeling Chaos" (Keynote). Kathleen Merrigan, Exe...
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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Does the United States have a "cheap food policy"?

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In connection with the second edition of Food Policy in the United States: An Introduction  (Routledge/Earthscan, 2018), here is the second ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) releases report on SNAP and nutrition

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Whenever thoughtful Republicans and Democrats and non-partisan analysts get cajoled into spending significant time in a room together to foc...
Saturday, March 10, 2018

U.S. Food Policy: An Introduction (Second Edition)

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The book Food Policy in the United States: An Introduction , whose second edition has just been released in the Earthscan Food and Agricultu...