The federal agency has indicated it would withhold food assistance dollars from states that do not comply with its request ...

Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service tells us how much of every dollar spent on food at home goes back to farms.

The USDA, which oversees SNAP, first announced a plan to make states share benefit recipient data in a directive issued in ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 21 other attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the USDA for demanding ...

This is the second time Kansas has refused to turn over data requested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The lawsuit, in ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act calls for cuts to SNAP, commonly known as food stamps. Free school lunch might be harder to ...

SNAP is funded by federal tax dollars but administered by state governments, and states can make changes by submitting waivers to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Revising what SNAP ...

The USDA previously demanded state agency directors release personal information for SNAP applicants, recipients and members of their households.

Kansas officials are pushing back against federal officials who are demanding the release of personal information for those ...

The DCF says the requested data would include personal information, such as Social Security numbers and addresses, for any ...

Changes at the federal level could impact programs some schools relied on to get fresh foods into cafeteria's, amid broader ...

Hong claimed that nearly 25 cents of every dollar spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers. Recent data from the USDA’s Economic Research Service backs that up, and experts confirmed its accuracy.