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Kansas Officials Defy Trump Admin Over SNAP Benefit Order
The USDA, which oversees SNAP, first announced a plan to make states share benefit recipient data in a directive issued in ...
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California Leads Lawsuit against Trump Admin’s SNAP Data Demand
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 21 other attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the USDA for demanding ...
Maryland joins Democrat-led states suing to block USDA release of SNAP recipients’ personal data
Maryland has joined 20 other states and Washington, D.C., in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand ...
Trump Administration Sued Over SNAP Benefits Move
States attorneys general involved in the legal challenge say a private data request the USDA made violates federal privacy laws.
Fact check: Yes, nearly 25 cents of every dollar spent via SNAP goes back to farmers
Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service tells us how much of every dollar spent on food at home goes back to farms.
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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 ...
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Oregon, CA, other states sue USDA over efforts to gather food stamp data on tens of millions of people
Twenty-one states are suing after the USDA demanded states turn over sensitive data on food assistance applicants. The ...
Arizona sues to keep food stamp info private from Trump administration
The case is the 25th that Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat elected in 2022, has filed since Trump began his ...