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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
State officials again refuse to release Kansans’ personal data to USDA
Kansas officials stood firm against a July 30 deadline set by the federal government to turn over the personal data of ...
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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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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 ...