From: johnny@invalid.net   
      
   By Charles Creitz   
   Published July 31, 2022   
      
   South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem spoke out to Fox News on a new   
   requirement from the USDA that will essentially tie federal school   
   lunch funding to adherence to the Biden administration's interpretation   
   of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination.   
      
   "This White House has threatened to take away all of our school lunch   
   resources for poor and underprivileged kids if we don't comply with   
   their mandates," she said.   
      
   Cut!   
      
   In a statement announcing the new policy, Agriculture Secretary Tom   
   Vilsack said there must be "recogni[tion of] the vulnerability of the   
   LGBTQI+ communities and provide them with an avenue to grieve any   
   discrimination they face."   
      
   "We hope that by standing firm against these inequities we will help   
   bring about much-needed change," the USDA chief added.   
      
   Vilsack's directive requires state schools seeking National School   
   Lunch Program resources to view Title IX as inclusive of gender   
   identity.   
      
   South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo is one of 22 state attorneys   
   general challenging the move in court, which is being led by Indiana's   
   Todd Rokita and Tennessee's Herbert Slatery III.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/media/south-dakota-governor-blasts-biden   
   vilsack-tying-school-lunch-funding-transgender-lgbt-policy   
      
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