New USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Calls for State Pilots and Outlines Guiding Principles

New USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Calls for State Pilots and Outlines Guiding Principles

Newly confirmed Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke Rollins sent a letter to state, Tribal, territory, and local government partners to share her principles for USDA nutrition programs and encourage states to act as policy incubators. Secretary Rollins asks states to pilot creative solutions to “long-ignored problems” although the letter does not specify these problems. Republicans have previously supported using pilot programs to… (McClurg, February 18, 2025) #Nutrition