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SNAP payment dates for August: This you should know
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a crucial federal initiative that aids low-income families in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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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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 ...