OSU Extension helps launch community grocery store

By Brian Brus STILLWATER, Okla. – A new community grocery store is bringing healthy produce to a food desert in northeast Oklahoma City, in a private-public partnership supported by Oklahoma State University Extension agricultural expertise. The Market at Eastpoint, 1708 NE 23rd Street, opened recently with the target of improving food security. In the process, it’s also developing new jobs, transportation infrastructure, urban agriculture education and long-term goals for the community, said Caylee Dodson, executive director at RestoreOKC. RestoreOKC,…

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ICYMI: Five former IRS commissioners: Biden’s proposal would create a fairer tax system

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 — Yesterday, five former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioners released an opinion piece in the Washington Post affirming that President Biden's tax plan will improve the tax administrative system and could produce "enormous, lasting benefits." USDA recently shared details on how the inclusion of critical tax reform within the American Families Plan honors family farms and ensures that the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes in order to finance essential investments in…

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