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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 ...
Neronha joins lawsuit to block feds from grabbing SNAP recipients’ personal data
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump administration ...
California joins lawsuit to stop USDA demand for SNAP user information
California has joined 21 states in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from forcing states to give information about ...
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Nessel joins New York, California AGs in lawsuit against Trump over SNAP data overreach
The lawsuit alleges that USDA is illegally demanding states turn over personal and sensitive information about millions of ...
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.
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Kansas Dept. for Children and Families denies Dept. of Agriculture's data request
The DCF says the requested data would include personal information, such as Social Security numbers and addresses, for any ...
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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 ...