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New York governor calls for food pantries at all public colleges

by Jamie Martines

A college student selecting groceries from an on-campus food pantry [Photo: Dan Speicher, Trib Review]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for all state universities to provide physical food pantries on campus or provide other means for students in need to receive food, making New York the first state to require every public campus to have a food pantry.

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