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Federal judge formalizes injunction blocking USDA’s ‘pilot project’ for Colorado food assistance
A federal judge formalized his order on Monday to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from requiring Colorado to participate in a food assistance “pilot project,” finding that it violates the law, the U.S. Constitution, and “the bounds of reasoned decision-making.” After a hearing in late January, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson…
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Colorado fights federal campaign to stop SNAP from going to illegal aliens, certain noncitizens
Colorado joined 21 other states in a lawsuit seeking to undo the Trump administration’s campaign to stop taxpayer-funded food aid from going to individuals illegally staying in the U.S., arguing the move also implicated a group of noncitizens who should be eligible to get the benefits under the law. At issue is a guidance from…
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Colorado River near Grand Junction infested with zebra mussels, state officials report
Colorado now has five bodies of water, including a stretch of the Colorado River from east of Grand Junction to the Utah border, that are showing zebra mussel infestations. The state has battled the invasive species successfully for years. In 2021, the state celebrated three years of negative testing for zebra and quagga mussels and…
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Former Aguilar clerk arrested for allegedly embezzling federal water funds
The former Aguilar town administrator and clerk was charged with multiple felonies after allegedly embezzling funds, according to a news release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday. The agency alleges Tyra Marie Avila, 47, diverted more than $26,000 in funds intended for the Augmentation Reservoir project to her personal bank account. Avila served…
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Flying Pig Farms receives grant funding to expand educational programming
For a little urban farm tucked away in Manitou Springs, its ever-growing community impact is set to sprout, thanks to some new federal funding. This summer, Flying Pig Farm was named a recipient of the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program by the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service which annually funds the planning, development and implementation…
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Colorado Summer EBT program rolls out following delays
Following some initial delays, needy Colorado families will have more funds to feed their kids while school’s out. The Colorado Department on Human Services announced Thursday the rollout of the new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) program. Similar to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Summer EBT is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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Colorado Springs readers get look at new dietary guidelines
Since 1980, the federal government has issued new dietary guidelines every five years in a document published by the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. The latest edition, “The 2020-25 Dietary Guidelines for Americans,” is out and has launched a campaign tagged, “Make every bite count.” There are two main takeaways. For the…