Over 440,000 Minnesotans get help paying for groceries each month through the federal program. MPR News looks at how the federal shutdown impacts them — and the state.
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. A U.S. district judge had given the administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Minnesota has one of the most vibrant food co-op ecosystems in the nation. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t gaps. In the central Minnesota town of Little Falls, local residents are taking matters into their owns hands to fill a community need.
How can we choose and prepare seafood that’s delicious and climate sustainable? “The Blue Food Cookbook: Delicious Seafood Recipes for a Sustainable Future” has some ideas.
Lake trout were nearly wiped out in Lake Superior by the invasive sea lamprey. But a successful control project has helped bring the trout back from the brink. That’s allowing the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to practice their treaty rights to harvest fish from the lake with nets — something they haven't done in over 150 years.
The number of grey wolves around the national park in far northern Minnesota has dropped more than 30 percent in the past couple years. Researchers say it’s part of the natural ebb and flow of the iconic predator’s population.
Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The rulings Friday came a day before the payments were due to be halted.
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