Feds want SNAP personal info, anti-hunger advocates and some senators push back

Good luck with those bootstraps, New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, SNAP helps more than 76,000 people avoid going hungry each year, according to the Food Research and Action Center. (Getty Images)Earlier this week, the Bulletin published a conversation between States Newsroom’s Elisha Brown and economist Darrick Hamilton about the Trump administration’s new investment accounts for children. Within that discussion, Hamilton said this about the accounts: “What they’re investing is trivial compar…

Feds want SNAP personal info, anti-hunger advocates and some senators push back

A proposal by the federal government to collect state data on people receiving food assistance is receiving some pushback from anti-hunger advocates and some lawmakers.

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GOP lawmakers are taking food out of the mouths of kids — including their own constituents — to put toward tax cuts for billionaires.