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June 20th, 2014 at 10:05 am
School’s Out, But Lunchroom Fight Continues
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In an interview with CFIF, Daren Bakst, Research Fellow in Agricultural Policy at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the massive food costs of the new school lunch requirements, major declines in student participation, food waste, lack of flexibility and First Lady Michelle Obama’s criticism of the House of Representatives for considering a one-year reprieve for certain schools.

Listen to the interview here.

June 2nd, 2014 at 2:17 pm
This Week’s “Your Turn” Radio Lineup
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Join CFIF Corporate Counsel and Senior Vice President Renee Giachino today from 4:00 p.m. CDT to 6:00 p.m. CDT (that’s 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT) on Northwest Florida’s 1330 AM WEBY, as she hosts her radio show, “Your Turn: Meeting Nonsense with Commonsense.”  Today’s guest lineup includes:

4:00 CDT/5:00 pm EDT —  Daren Bakst, Research Fellow in Agricultural Policy, Heritage Foundation:  New School Lunch Requirements and Michelle Obama;

4:15 CDT/5:15 pm EDT — Megan L. Brown, Parnter, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C.:  Supreme Court Round-Up;

4:30 CDT/5:30 pm EDT —  Erin Murphy, Parnter, Bancroft PLLC, Washington, D.C.:  McCutcheon v. FEC;

4:45 CDT/5:45 pm EDT —  Paul Kersey, Director of Labor Policy, Illinois Policy Institute:  Unions and Home Healthcare Givers;

5:00 CST/6:00 pm EDT —  Guest T.B.A.:  Obama Administration, Air Pollution and Global Warming;  and

5:30 CDT/6:30 pm EDT — Timothy Lee, Senior Vice President, Legal and Public Affairs, CFIF:  Net Neutrality.

Listen live on the Internet here.   Call in to share your comments or ask questions of today’s guests at (850) 623-1330.