Holiday Foods and SNAP Eligibility
Holiday Foods and SNAP Eligibility With the holidays quickly approaching, we offer the following USDA guidance on the SNAP eligibility of certain foods: If pumpkins are edible, they are eligible…
Healthcare Law Penalties Delayed
Last week the Obama Administration announced individuals can now wait until March 31 to enroll into a health insurance plan as mandated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This six-week…
SPECIAL NEWS ALERT! BCBSM/BCN statement regarding President’s remarks pertaining to modifications to the PPACA regulations
President Obama made a recent announcement pertaining to modifications to the PPACA regulations. We want to inform all members, enrolled in Blues coverage or not, of the direction being taken…
GHS Training: MIRA To Offer Training Classes
Watch MIRA eblasts for information offering training classes to comply with new OSHA rules regarding labeling and classifications of chemicals. Dates and venues for training will be published shortly. At…
Make Small Changes for a Healthy Holiday – Makeover Your Holiday Plate with MyPlate
by Jackie Haven, Acting Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion We all cherish time-honored holiday traditions; yet want to make healthier choices when celebrating the holiday season.…
Marathon to Invest $925 Million in Speedway
Published in CSP Daily News by Greg Lindenberg Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) president and CEO Gary R. Heminger, also chairman and CEO of MPLX LP, highlighted MPC’s greater emphasis on…
ATTN: USDA Nutrition Assistance Partners – Midwest Region
USDA’s nutrition assistance programs provide healthy food for Americans who work hard but struggle to fill their plates. Last year, more than 49 million Americans lived in households that had…
Action Call: Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act
For two years FMI has been been asking Congress to pass legislation preventing FDA from expanding menu labeling regulations to grocery store operations. And while bipartisan legislation has been introduced (H.R. 1249/S.…
Farm Bill Compromise Will Change Programs and Reduce Spending
By RON NIXON |The New York Times House and Senate negotiators on Monday agreed on a new five-year farm bill that will eliminate or consolidate dozens of agriculture subsidy programs,…
Congress Passes Long Awaited Farm Bill
Congress gave its final stamp of approval on Tuesday to a five-year reauthorization of the US Farm Bill, ending a three-year back and forth struggle to pass the legislation. The…