State launches comment period on draft food system plan

State launches comment period on draft food system plan

State officials on Friday invited the public to submit their feedback on a draft food system plan that Baker administration officials believe will create jobs and grow wages in farming and related industries and increase the production of Massachusetts-grown foods

"The Massachusetts Food System Plan will help the state create policies to increase local food production in Massachusetts, create a vibrant and resilient food economy, protect our environment, and make healthy food accessible for all citizens," Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton said in a statement.

Biden opted out on 2016 Dem race because he ‘couldn’t win’
Democratic primary

Biden opted out on 2016 Dem race because he ‘couldn’t win’

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says he decided against running for president because he "couldn't win," not because he would have had too little time to get a campaign up and running.

"I'll be very blunt. If I thought we could've put together the campaign … that our supporters deserve and our contributors deserved, … I would have done it," he said in an interview aired Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes."

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