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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 ...
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 ...
California, other states sue over USDA demand for SNAP recipients’ data
In announcing the states’ lawsuit, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said the 'unprecedented' demand 'violates all kinds of ...
RI joins lawsuit against USDA over demand for sensitive SNAP data
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha joined 21 other states Monday in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...
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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 ...
Pennsylvania denies federal request for SNAP recipient data
State officials say they cannot comply with the request due to personally identifiable information in the data and concerns over privacy and data security.
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Colorado jumps onto lawsuit against USDA over demand for personal information of SNAP recipients
The federal agency has indicated it would withhold food assistance dollars from states that do not comply with its request ...
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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 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 ...
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 ...