By Ben Solis | Senior Reporter
Quoted and Noted
“Cuts to SNAP are not going to stop at the grocery store.”
- Clarissa Hayes, deputy director of child nutrition programs and policy at the Food Research & Action Center, on cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program.
Detroit’s 36th District Court | Ken Coleman
By Tom Perkins
Wayne County public defenders and their union allege that two judges effectively attempted to strikebreak by accusing three attorneys of contempt for refusing to cross the picket line and represent clients.
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Elementary school kids go through the lunch line. Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program may cause students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. (Photo by Marcus Constantino for West Virginia Watch)
By Kevin Hardy - Stateline
Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch.
A federal judge ruled Monday that New York cannot enforce its landmark “climate Superfund” law. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
By Kyle Davidson
Last week, the Michigan Strategic Fund Board voted to allocate $50 million in state funds to support site preparation efforts for a mining project in the western Upper Peninsula.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Who is John R. Road in Detroit named after?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Tuesday's answer: The Detroit Institute of Arts first opened its doors on Jefferson Avenue on Sept. 1, 1888 (138 years ago today). It later moved to bigger digs on Woodward Avenue.
Source: https://www.detroithistorical.org
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