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Critics say the mission of the foundation is vague, leaving questions about how taxpayer dollars will be used. Half the funding for the foundation draws from the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, or TANF. -
![Santiago Bianco, 31, of Gravois Park, shops for fresh produce on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at MARSH Grocery Cooperative in Carondelet. “I felt like I was having a pretty good day, until I learned [MARSH was] closing and I was a little distraught,” Bianco said of the community co-operative that opened in 2020 with a ‘pay what you can’ model. “Now I have to find a new place to get my groceries and prepared meals.”](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/18401fe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1671+0+164/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fd2%2Fab%2Ffdd578f3465ea16c27cf95c670f2%2F071223-bm-marsh-6.jpg)
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The Kansas Legislature approved additional restrictions on people who receive government assistance but removed one proposal that would have required…
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![Santiago Bianco, 31, of Gravois Park, shops for fresh produce on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at MARSH Grocery Cooperative in Carondelet. “I felt like I was having a pretty good day, until I learned [MARSH was] closing and I was a little distraught,” Bianco said of the community co-operative that opened in 2020 with a ‘pay what you can’ model. “Now I have to find a new place to get my groceries and prepared meals.”](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8abade9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1671+0+164/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fd2%2Fab%2Ffdd578f3465ea16c27cf95c670f2%2F071223-bm-marsh-6.jpg)
