Blog Shapiro sues USDA over food assistance cuts, Pennsylvania food system in crisis June 4, 2025 Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the termination of a $13 million food assistance contract in the wake of looming food stamp cuts and mounting losses to charitable food programs. USDA cancelled Pennsylvania’s three-year contract for the Local Food Purchasing Assistance (LFPA) program in March. It subsidized the cost for food banks to purchase produce from local farmers. Read more and watch the video on wvia.org. Post navigation Previous: Troegs Independent Brewing Announces “Perpetual Giving” Partnership with Feeding PennsylvaniaNext: Pennsylvania food banks worry about SNAP cuts in federal government’s proposed budget bill