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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 ...
States file lawsuit against Trump administration over efforts to collect SNAP recipients’ data
A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand for ...
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Kansas refuses federal request for SNAP data over privacy concerns
The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) is refusing a federal order to hand over personal data from people who ...
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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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 ...
New York sues USDA over request for immigration status of SNAP recipients
It’s the first time the federal government has asked states for that kind of information as it relates to the program, ...
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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 ...
Letitia James sues Trump administration over illegal immigrant SNAP eligibility
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Monday that she is co-leading a lawsuit against the Trump administration ...