Congress to clash over food stamp cuts in farm bill talks
Senate and House negotiators begin resolving differences in a five year farm bill with a stark split on SNAP cuts. The House proposes a 39 billion cut and a 20 hour work requirement for able bodied adults while the Senate favors a 4.5 billion cut with no work rule.
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Senate
House of Representatives
House
John Thune
R-S.d
Congress
Conference
Dale Moore
American Farm Bureau
John Boehner
Ohio
Steve Southerland
R-Fla
Southerland
House Agriculture Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jim McGovern
D-Mass
McGovern
SNAP
Judge rejects bid to drop Hedlund DCI case in Iowa
A Polk County judge refused to dismiss former Iowa DCI agent Larry Hedlund’s suit alleging the Branstad administration improperly shared his confidential personnel file with an independent reviewer. The case centers on disclosure of a DPS investigative report to Louis Lavorato, a Branstad appointee, and whether state law was violated.
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Des Moines
DCI
Branstad
Larry Hedlund
Iowa Division of Criminal Investgation
Iowa Supreme Court
Louis Lavorato
Terry Branstad
Lavorato
Hedlund
Kim Reynolds
Iowa Department of Public Safety
DPS
Polk County
Larry McLellan
Adoption reform push targets online child re homing skirted by tech platforms
U S lawmakers demand federal action to curb private re homing of adopted children after a Reuters probe found eight Yahoo and Facebook groups discussing and facilitating custody transfers. Illinois officials press for safeguards and better support for families amid bipartisan calls for hearings.
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U.S
Illinois
Facebook
Yahoo
Reuters
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Departments of State, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services
Ron Wyden
D-Orp
Wyden
Obama
Democratic Republic of Congo
China
Russia
Illinois House of Representatives
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Rtrerictine
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U.S. 30
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