States sue Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits during government shutdown

California, other states sue Trump admin over SNAP benefit cutoff

California, along with over 20 other states, is suing the Trump administration over its decision not to send out November food assistance as the federal government shutdown continues. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said it won’t use the SNAP contingency funding, which Congress has allocated for emergency scenarios, if the shutdown extends beyond Friday. SNAP helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries. “The federal government is legally r…

California among states suing Trump administration over SNAP funding cuts during government shutdown

The states argue that the Trump administration chose to suspend November’s SNAP benefits instead of using contingency funding that is available.

AG Ellison sues Trump administration for suspending SNAP benefits

On Oct. 10, the USDA sent a letter to SNAP agencies saying that if the shutdown continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay for November.

Md. AG, 24 other Dem states, sue Trump admin over food funding

By MIRA BEINART Capital News Service Maryland’s attorney general joined 24 other states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its upcoming suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The lawsuit, filed against the United States Department of Agriculture and its secretary, Brooke Rollins, alleges that the temporary defunding of SNAP is unlawful. “Time is running out to prevent …

‘Unprecedented choice’: Kansas joins suit against federal government over food stamp funding

Kansas has joined 22 other states in a suit against the Trump Administration over food stamp funding.

AGs sue to preserve food stamp funding

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell co-led more than two dozen states Tuesday in suing the Trump administration over its refusal to fund food stamps during the federal government's shutdown.