Kansas Officials Defy Trump Admin over SNAP Benefit Order

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 May.

State officials again refuse to release Kansans’ personal data to USDA

Kansas Department for Children and Families Secretary Laura Howard denied the U.S. Department of Agriculture's request for personal information of Kansas food program recipients. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Kansas officials stood firm against a July 30 deadline set by the federal government to turn over the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients. In a press release Wednesday afternoon, the Department f…

New SNAP RequirementsThreaten Vulnerable Oregonians

Oregon has joined 20 other states in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration’s attempts to gather the personal data of anyone who has applied for food stamps in the past five years, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Monday.

KDCF declines to release Kansans’ personal data - The Iola Register

The Kansas Department for Children and Families (KDCF) has declined a federal request to hand over sensitive personal information of Kansans who have applied for or received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in the past five years. TOPEKA — Kansas officials stood firm against a July 30 deadline set by the federal government to turn over the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients. In a press …

California Sues USDA Over SNAP Data Demand - Agri-Business AgNet West

States Challenge Federal Push for SNAP Recipient Data California, along with 18 other Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in an effort to ... Read More The post California Sues USDA Over SNAP Data Demand appeared first on AgNet West.