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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Attorney General Nick Brown Spearheads Multi-State Legal Action Against USDA Over SNAP Data Demands

Twenty-one states, led by Attorney General Nick Brown, are suing the USDA for demanding personal data of SNAP recipients, ...
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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 ...

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 home goes back to farms.
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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 ...