Sen. Mitch McConnell closed a loophole in a hemp law. Now $28 billion THC industry fights to surviveThe industry hopes to save itself by restricting impairing products to people 21 and older, limiting how much THC can be in a package, and banning imported cannabis compounds.Fortune4d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellhemp law loophole closure
The Trump administration will force Pa. to pay more for SNAP. Gov. Shapiro’s office says it can’tThe Trump administration will be overhauling the SNAP program in two major steps, forcing Pennsylvania to pay more for the federal food program and jeopardizing those in need, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office. The first phase begins Oct. 1, when states will have to pay for 75% of thePittsburgh Tribune-Review18d agoWhole story →EconomyFoodJosh Shapirosnap funding overhaul
‘None of Them Have Shame’: Video of a Nearly Unresponsive McConnell Being Redirected Mid-Vote as He Almost Sides with Dems Sparks Fears of Elder AbuseA vote on the farm bill was the first real test of whether Sen. Mitch McConnell was ready to return to work after three months away dealing with seriousAtlanta Black Star20d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellfarm bill vote
Mitch McConnell casts Senate vote after months awaySen. Mitch McConnell, who returned to Congress in September after being hospitalized in June, cast the deciding vote to advance a Senate farm bill.USA TODAY21d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellfarm bill markup
McConnell return gets long-stalled farm bill out of Senate committeeSen. Mitch McConnell's long-awaited return gets stuck farm bill out of committee; Iowa's Ernst fails in bid for amendment on California pork standardsDes Moines Register21d agoWhole story →EconomyFoodMitch McConnellfarm bill markup
GOP senator tries to tell soft-spoken Mitch McConnell how to vote during farm bill markupA Republican senator tried to tell Sen. Mitch McConnell how to vote Wednesday on the Kentucky Republican’s third-day back at work after a three-month absence due to health issues.New York Post21d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellfarm bill markup
McConnell Has to be Told How to Vote on Farm Bill (VIDEO)Senator Mitch McConnell had to be told how to vote on the "Farm Bill 2.0" on Wednesday.The Gateway Pundit21d agoWhole story →GovernmentFoodMitch McConnellfarm bill vote
