US EditionBeshear: Kentucky Joining 24 States in Lawsuit Challenging SNAP Suspension
Governor Beshear and 26 Democratic officials sue USDA for suspending SNAP benefits affecting over 600,000 Kentuckians amid withheld contingency funds claims.
- On Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined more than two dozen Democratic state officials in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts.
- The plaintiffs argue the Trump administration is illegally withholding contingency funds that could pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture website warns it is at an 'inflection point' and that the 'well has run dry.'
- Local food pantry leaders say more than 600,000 Kentuckians rely on SNAP benefits, with over 40% in McCreary County dependent and the McCreary Christian Center feeding 680 families in September.
- Nonprofits across Kentucky report clients and food bank users are budgeting assuming SNAP benefits won’t come next month, with pantries preparing extra Thanksgiving bags in the next week and a half.
- With the Nov. 1 effective date looming, a coalition of 23 Democratic attorneys general and three governors are suing the USDA over the suspension affecting roughly 42 million Americans.
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Beshear calls SNAP suspension ‘immoral’ as Kentucky joins multi-state lawsuit | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky
By News Reporter Gabby Cedano Kentucky has joined a coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia in filing legal action against the Trump administration for what they describe as an unlawful suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. The SNAP program, which helps more than 40 million Americans afford groceries each month, has been halted by the U.S. Department of Agricu…
Richmond Register
KY’s Beshear joins challenge to Trump administration’s shutdown of SNAP food assistance
Gov. Andy Beshear is one of more than two dozen Democratic state officials who sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its decision to halt food assistance to around 42 million Americans during the government shutdown.
The Paintsville Herald
Floyd Chronicle & TimesBeshear: Kentucky joining 24 states in lawsuit challenging SNAP suspension
Gov. Andy Beshear said in a statement Oct. 28 that Kentucky is joining leaders of 24 other states in a lawsuit challenging the administration of Donald Trump over its "unlawful decision to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program."
Beshear joins Democratic officials suing Trump administration for suspending food assistance
Alongside Gov. Andy Beshear, more than two dozen Democratic attorneys general and governors are suing the Trump administration over plans to suspend food assistance benefits as the federal government shutdown drags on.
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