Kids are protected from COVID at home, but they’re exposed to digital junk food ads on educational platforms – unless the USDA takes action.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Feds to pay Maine lobstermen $50 million to offset trade war losses
Maine lobstermen are eligible for up to $250,000 each as part of a $527 million fishing industry bailout to help offset the impact of China’s retaliatory tariffs.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Under pressure, Trump administration extends waivers for free school meal programs
The waivers have allowed school districts in Maine to provide free breakfast and lunch to any student who asks for a meal.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Expiring waivers could make food harder to get for many Maine kids
A bipartisan group in Congress, including 1st District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, is pushing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend the waivers for the entire school year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Federal COVID response a missed opportunity to help Maine fishermen
With real economic relief and a carefully developed support structure, the seafood industry can feed Americans and jump-start its next stage.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Federal COVID-19 relief package for logging, trucking companies deserves support
Maine’s trade association led early efforts to seek what would be the first direct aid to loggers and forest truckers of the pandemic.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine is left on its own as hunger increases
The state is left out of a federal program created to put fresh, healthy food into the hands of struggling Americans.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Rep. Pingree: Pandemic offers opportunity for food system reform
Let’s expand the market for local farms and food producers and treat those who grow, sell and serve our food as essential.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: COVID crisis requires new thinking on school lunch programs
Since kids can’t access nutritious meals at their school’s cafeteria, new networks have had to organize.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s smaller food producers need access to aid
The USDA should make sure its recently announced program reaches everyone who needs it.