2 Tennessee Energy Providers To Receive $126M Combined USDA Energy Loans

Two Rural Tennessee Electricity Providers Received Loans In The U.S. Department Of Agriculture’s Rural Development Electric Loan And Loan Guarantee Program As Part Of $2.7 Billion In Loans Announced On Monday.

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‘Nearly Doubled’ Foreign Investment In U.S. Farmland Comes Under Scrutiny

A Coalition Of 130 Lawmakers Sent A Letter To A Top Federal Watchdog Raising The Alarm About A Spike In Foreign Ownership Of U.S. Farmland.

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Pandemic Response Triggers 89% Increase In U.S. Food Stamp Spending

Spending On Food Stamps Has Increased By $53.5 Billion – An 89% Increase – In The Two Pandemic Years. By Comparison, That’s How Much The Entire Program Cost In 2009 During The Great Recession.

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22 AGs Sue USDA To Stop Withholding School Lunches Over Gender, Sexual Orientation Rules

Schools Ordering Food For The Beginning Of The Fall Semester Could Be Facing Uncertainty Over Whether They’ll Receive Federal Assistance That’s The Center Of A Legal Battle For Being Tied To Sex Discrimination Rules. Twenty-Two Attorneys General Are Suing The Biden Administration To Prevent Any Loss Of Federal Nutrition Assistance For Failing To Obey The Funding Catch, Tying The Money To Other Issues.

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The RINO Report, 98% Think Primaries Should Be Closed, Abortion Stymied, Medical Freedom, TN Sovereignty & More! – The TennCon BIG 7 Weekend Digest!

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2) Almost 98% Of Tennessee Republican Primary Voters Believe Open Primaries Should Be Closed
3) Tennessee Abortion Clinics Stymied After Injunction Against “Heartbeat” Law Lifted
4) TN-5 Candidates Give Their Views On The Rights Of Tennessee National Guardsmen
5) American Policy Center Sounds Alarm About Danger Of National Heritage Act To Tennessee Sovereignty
6) Tennessee Congresswoman Introduces Act To Halt USDA’s Woke Agenda In Public Schools
7) Athens, TN Teacher Of The Year Busted For Burglary, Drug Possession And Trespassing

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Tennessee Congresswoman Introduces Act To Halt USDA’s Woke Agenda In Public Schools

U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger Has Introduced The Stop Wrongs To Our Kids’ Educational (W.O.K.E.) Meals Act To Block Biden’s USDA From Stripping Federal Funding From Recipients Of The National School Lunch Program For Refusing To Comply With Radical Transgender Ideology Expansions.

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Tennessee Attorney General Disputes Federal Directive to Withhold Nutrition Assistance For Schools That Don’t Adhere to New ‘Gender Identity’ Policy

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III Is Leading A Coalition Of 26 State Attorneys General Calling On President Joe Biden To Withdraw The U.S. Department Of Agriculture’s New Guidance On Sex Discrimination For Schools And Programs That Receive Federal Nutritional Assistance. The Attorneys General Say Recent Guidance From The USDA Imposes New—And Unlawful—Regulatory Measures On State Agencies And Operators Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From The USDA.

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26 Republican AGs Challenge New Sex-Based Discrimination Federal Guidance

In A Letter Originating From Tennessee AG Herbert Slatery III And Sent To President Biden, 26 Republican AGs Claim That The U.S. Department Of Agriculture’s Guidance Means States, Local Agencies And Programs That Receive Federal Food Dollars Through The Food And Nutrition Act And The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program Could Lose Funding If They Don’t Comply, Including In Their Hiring Practices.

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Tennessee Awarded Grant To Decrease Food Insecurity

Tennesseans Facing Food Insecurity Will Have Improved Access To Nutritious Foods Thanks To A Grant Awarded To The Tennessee Department Of Agriculture.

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