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Authors defend the bill while lawsuits say Black farmer loan forgiveness is reverse discrimination. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 Two different lawsuits now challenge a USDA loan forgiveness program for farmers of color, including Black farmers, contained within in the COVID relief package advanced in the initial days of the Biden administration and Democrat-controlled Congress. While USDA and Congressional authors defend the program, the lawsuits claim it creates reverse discrimination. The American Rescue Plan included provisions for USDA to pay up to 120% of loan balances, as of January 1, 2021, for Farm Service Agency Direct and Guaranteed Farm Loans and Farm Storage Facility Loans debt relief to any socially disadvantaged producer who has a qualifying loan with FSA. However, unlike the past use of the definition of “socially disadvantaged producers,” the latest loan forgiveness does not apply to white women. Previously, all women wer ....
Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller. Lawsuit participants believe they are being excluded from government benefits based on race. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 “Socially disadvantaged” ancestry is necessary to qualify one as a member of a socially disadvantaged group, and as such, to qualify for certain government programs. But what does that really mean, especially for U.S. farmers? Plessy, of Plessy v Ferguson case in 1896 in the U.S. Supreme Court was 1/8 th black but was considered black by the Louisiana government. Sen. Elizabeth Warren was recognized as native American by the Harvard Law School, but it was found she had less than 1% or 99.9 non-Indian native American blood. ....
Top Political Aide to Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Charged in Alleged Scheme to Extort Money For Hemp Licenses Jerry Lambe Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller A top political aide to Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller was arrested this week for allegedly running a scheme to illegally solicit money and contributions in exchange for hemp licenses that are issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). According to court documents first obtained by the Texas Tribune, that aide, Todd Smith, personally received $55,000 as part of a larger scheme that amassed a total of $150,000 by essentially selling access to “guaranteed” hemp licenses. He is now facing charges of third-degree felony theft. ....
Gov. Abbott appoints three new Texas Tech regents Gov. Greg Abbott announced three new appointments to the Texas Tech Board of Regents on Tuesday. The governor appointed Arcilia Acosta, Cody Campbell, and Pat Gordon to six-year terms set to expire on January 31, 2027. These appointments to the Texas Tech Board of Regents are subject to Senate confirmation. The three new appointees will fill the vacant seats left by Mickey Long, Ron Hammonds and Christopher Huckabee, who all had terms that expired at the end of January. “I’d like to congratulate our new regents on their appointments and welcome them to our System family,” Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, chancellor of the TTU System, said Tuesday. “Each new board member brings a passion for our universities, and I look forward to collaborating with them as we continue to make the Texas Tech University System a dynamic university system. ....