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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 ...
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Georgia’s SNAP benefits call center hit with cyberattack; cardholders encouraged to change PINs
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Hackers targeted Georgia’s privately contracted SNAP benefits call center in a ...
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, ...
Democratic-led states sue over Trump administration’s effort to obtain personal information of SNAP recipients
Twenty states are suing the Trump administration, alleging that the Department of Agriculture is improperly attempting to ...
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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 ...