{"id":905216,"date":"2024-05-21T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?post_type=gap&#038;p=905216"},"modified":"2024-05-21T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:05:22","slug":"pete-ricketts","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/pete-ricketts\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Ricketts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/omaha.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/govt-and-politics\/ricketts-ag-fight-federal-bid-to-ban-lgbtq-discrimination-in-food-programs\/article_4991f5a4-0df7-11ed-a06b-0bb0a371f075.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joined<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 14 other Republican governors in a letter to President Biden criticizing federal rules aimed at preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in food assistance programs like school lunches and SNAP benefits. 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