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Kansas DCF resists USDA request for release of personal information related to SNAP program participants

Kansas officials are pushing back against federal officials who are demanding the release of personal information for those ...

Michigan joins over 20 states in suing USDA over access to SNAP food stamp recipient records

Michigan is among the states that sued the federal government over a pending rule that seeks extensive access to the records ...
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SNAP Benefits Linked to Better Brain Health in Older Adults

For the study, researchers analyzed and compared a racially and ethnically representative group of 1,131 adults age 50 and ...

Kansas Department for Children and Families denies USDA data request for SNAP applicants, recipients

The USDA previously demanded state agency directors release personal information for SNAP applicants, recipients and members ...
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Yes, about a quarter of every dollar spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers

Hong claimed that nearly 25 cents of every dollar spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers. Recent data from the USDA’s Economic Research Service backs that up, and experts confirmed its accuracy.

USDA charges 6 in $66M food stamps scheme — calling it ‘one of the largest’ such fraud cases in US history

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six people — including a fraud investigator with the U.S. Department of ...