Analysts do not predict a so-called lithium white gold rush. Instead, it’s more likely to be a slow grind, as the lithium market ramps up.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Trump’s administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million American SNAP recipients by Friday, blocking its plan to only provide reduced benefits during the government shutdown.

While a majority of proposed amendments focused on tax cuts, voters also showed strong support for investing in Texas’ network of technical colleges and the future of dementia and Alzheimer’s research.

A majority of the proposed constitutional amendments address the $51 billion in property tax cuts over the next two years for homeowners and businesses, already approved by lawmakers.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services says more than 222,000 Arkansans currently receive SNAP benefits. Meanwhile, DHS is preparing to furlough over 1,500 employees over the next week as the federal government remains closed.

LSU Board of Supervisors counter that Gov. Landry’s statements that coaching salaries are taxpayer funded. Board: salaries come from self-generating athletic department funds and private donations. Members insist taxpayers are not on the hook for coach buyouts.

The lawsuit, filed by the office of Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton, accuses Johnson and Johnson, and the now-independent corporate spinoff Kenvue, that makes Tylenol, of violating the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by marketing Tylenol to pregnant mothers as safe.

The annual rankings are released by the anti-abortion group known as Americans United for Life. The organization says Arkansas earned the designation for having passed at least 65 pro-life measures since 2011.

Farmers say employing temporary foreign workers could help lower costs. But some still rely on immigrants who can work year round. The U.S. Labor Dept. has warned that a worker shortage is quote, “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices.”

In his declaration, La. Gov. Jeff Landry asked the state legislature to authorize money from a state reserve fund to subsidize SNAP benefits from November 1-4; and only to children, the elderly and disabled people.