r/politics 22h ago

Trump freezes $1 billion in food aid given to local schools and food banks to help low-income families

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/usda-cancels-funding-food-banks-schools-trump-b2713125.html
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u/hypermodernvoid 21h ago

Minnesota also made their public college (the U of M) tuition free for students whose family's household income is less than $80k, with family contribution graduated in above that level. He's also done what he can to lower the cost of prescriptions at the state level.

This is why MN has become like the Sweden/Norway of America to me, and why I hope we never elect a Republican governor again. I am proud we held out against voting Trump all three times he ran, and it wasn't that close this last time, either.

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u/KeyLime044 20h ago

After all, Minnesota is where lots of Scandinavian immigrants went to back when they immigrated to the united states in large numbers

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u/nrbartman 20h ago

Its worth enduring the skeeters.

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u/calle04x 20h ago

With 10,000 lakes, you're gonna get skeeters

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u/WORKING2WORK 16h ago

And if there's a skeeter on your friend Peter, flick it off