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Spectrum News: Groups want Hochul to include food, nutrition priorities in executive budget

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By Luke Parsnow, New York State
PUBLISHED 4:04 PM ET Dec. 09, 2024

More than 250 state and local organizations are urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to include a package of food and nutrition priorities in her upcoming executive budget proposal, according to a letter sent to the governor.

The groups are requesting:

– Statewide universal free school meals
– $100 SNAP minimum benefit for all participating New Yorkers
– State-funded SNAP benefits for New Yorkers currently excluded on the basis of immigration status
– Continued funding for SNAP navigators to help eligible New Yorkers connect with federally-funded nutrition programs
– Additional funding for statewide nutrition assistance programs that support operations for food banks, pantries, shelters, and community-based organizations…

December 9, 2024

Community-Based Organizations From Across New York State Urge Governor Hochul to Prioritize Hunger Relief in FY2026 Executive Budget

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Albany, New York – Over 230 organizations joined a statewide letter calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to include a package of food and nutrition priorities in her upcoming FY2026 Executive Budget proposal. Poverty and food insecurity rates have spiked since the expiration of federal pandemic-era relief measures including the expanded Child Tax Credit, universal free school meals, and supplemental SNAP benefits.

December 5, 2024

Feeding New York State’s Statement on the 2024 Election

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Feeding New York State, the state association of New York’s 10 Feeding America food banks, would like to announce that we remain committed to building a society in which healthy food is guaranteed to all as a basic human right. We acknowledge that this election may significantly affect public policy at the federal level. We’d like to congratulate all New York representatives—state, local, and federal— who’ve been entrusted by voters to govern in the public interest.

November 22, 2024

Spectrum News 1: National Siena College poll shows bipartisan support for federal nutrition programs

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BY Susan Arbetter
PUBLISHED August 5, 2024

A new Siena College Research Institute poll, in partnership with Feeding New York State, indicates strong support for a package of legislative and Farm Bill proposals active in Congress.

Feeding New York State Executive Director Dan Egan joins Susan Arbetter for the discussion.

August 5, 2024

Public News Service: NY bill implements value-based standards for food procurement

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Edwin J. Viera, Producer
Tuesday, July 30, 2024

A New York bill would change food procurement laws for municipal institutions.

The Good Food New York Act would allow municipal institutions to use value-based standards when awarding food contracts. Typically, food-purchasing contracts are given to the lowest bidder. The measure would permit contracts to be awarded based on a company’s handling of workers’ rights, climate resiliency and other issues.

July 30, 2024

CBS6 News, WRGB: Proposed $30 billion cuts to SNAP could increase food insecurity in New York

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by Emma Quinn
Fri, July 26th 2024 at 5:16 PM

CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — More than 41 million Americans rely on federal food assistance programs to put meals on the table every day.

That support could be in jeopardy as Congress starts negotiating the farm bill, every five years the bill is reviewed and looks over agriculture and food policies.

July 26, 2024