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Food pantries rely on cheap items like bread, dried pasta and tomato sauce, which provide calories but lack the nutrients of fresh produce. Everyone benefits when locally grown food is distributed at pantries and meal sites.
The state loosened income eligibility requirements for families to qualify for the Women, Infants and Children program, which provides food assistance for pregnant and postpartum women as well as children under the age of 5.
With Democrats in charge in Lansing, rail advocates see their moment, angle for money to study the expansion of rail service that expand cross-state schedules.
On many freighters sailing the Great Lakes, there are cooks known as galley stewards who are on a mission to elevate the on board dining experience, while also creating a sense of community.