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EMERGENCY SNAP BENEFITS END NATIONWIDE ON WEDNESDAY, LAST E-SNAP BENEFITS WILL BE RECEIVED IN MARCH

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States passed The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which allowed states to request additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for households in response to COVID-19. Since April 2020, The Minnesota Department of Human Services, in partnership with the Minnesota Information Technology (MNIT), has been issuing emergency SNAP benefits […]

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MORE MINNESOTA FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE

More Minnesota families struggling with grocery bills will soon be able to get help buying healthy food through SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. When the program’s gross income limit increases on September 1, an additional 1,400 households may become eligible for SNAP or continue receiving their existing SNAP assistance, even if their income goes

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SNAP RECIPIENTS CAN NOW PURCHASE GROCERIES ONLINE

Almost 400,000 people who use the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Minnesota now have more options to buy food safely. Starting May 28, 2020, they can purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards. For now, Walmart and Amazon are the only online retailers approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for SNAP

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REPRESENTATIVE COLLIN PETERSON RELEASES STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE AGRICULTURE BUDGET PROPOSAL

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota released a statement today in response to the release of the White House’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2021. The budget includes a call for an 8.2 percent reduction in discretionary spending at USDA when the Department’s field operations are significantly understaffed, as well as proposing

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POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RECEIVE BUDGET UPDATE, OFFER SUGGESTIONS ON AUDITOR SEARCH

The Polk County Commissioners met Tuesday at the Polk County Government Center and passed their consent agenda.  The consent agenda included the meeting minutes from July 2, July 16, and July 23, as well as two payments to Hewlett Packard totaling $1,443.97.  It also included payments of $10,728.85 for a lost warrant to Kustom Kollision

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