The Trump administration is withholding federal SNAP funds from 21 mostly Democratic states that have not complied with the USDA’s request for data on SNAP recipients, a federal effort to combat fraud in the system.
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“A big, deep breath”: Cal Poly students respond to Biden’s first week in office
President Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Jan. 20 in Washington D.C. Within the first week of his presidency, President Biden signed several executive orders including eliminating private prisons, reversing the 2018 transgender military ban, providing economic relief related to the pandemic, and reversed the Muslim ban. He has also taken key steps by rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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New county lodging restrictions limit capacity to 50 percent
San Luis Obispo enacted a new executive order to restrict the number of guests staying in the county, Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein announced Friday. The order states hotels, motels, vacation rentals, recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds must reduce their capacity to 50 percent. “We’re not going to slam someone if they’re at 51 percent […]
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Cal Poly to adopt “smoke and tobacco free” policy
The ban on smoke and tobacco products will take effect on Sept. 1 and apply to all Cal Poly properties.
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Central Coast not named in offshore drilling executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 28 that would allow for the expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling along portions of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, but does not explicitly mention the Central Coast. The executive order, “America-First Offshore Energy Strategy,” was proposed to reduce the amount of oil imported from […]