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The federal agency has indicated it would withhold food assistance dollars from states that do not comply with its request ...
The USDA, which oversees SNAP, first announced a plan to make states share benefit recipient data in a directive issued in ...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 21 other attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the USDA for demanding ...
Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service tells us how much of every dollar spent on food at ...
Kansas officials are pushing back against federal officials who are demanding the release of personal information for those participating in SNAP.
The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) is refusing a federal order to hand over personal data from people who ...
The USDA previously demanded state agency directors release personal information for SNAP applicants, recipients and members ...
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.
Twenty-one states are suing after the USDA demanded states turn over sensitive data on food assistance applicants. The ...