http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/ma-senior-citizens-protest-proposed-cuts-elder-nutrition-program <p>Senior citizens staged a protest at the Massachusetts Statehouse Thursday over a proposed budget cut for the elder nutrition program.&nbsp; WAMC&#39;s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports&hellip;</p><p>The elderly activists rallied to urge legislators to reject Governor Deval Patrick&rsquo;s proposed $1.5 million cut to the senior meals program.&nbsp; The governor&rsquo;s proposal would mean the number of meals served to seniors next year would be slashed by 25%, or 240,000 meals.</p> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:01:24 +0000 Tristan O'Neill 35776 at http://wamc.org MA Senior Citizens Protest Proposed Cuts to Elder Nutrition Program