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Local food banks have lost 1.4 million meals to Trump’s cuts
As local food banks struggle to meet demand, the Trump administration has cut USDA funding meant to provide meals for those ...
Texas leads the nation in hunger, DFW ranks third among U.S. metro areas
This week, both the North Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food Bank have shone a spotlight on a troubling Texas trend of food insecurity and hunger. A newly released study from Feeding ...
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1 in 7 Kentuckiana residents lack access to quality food, study shows
The study estimates 186,350 Kentuckiana residents and one in five children in the region were struggling with food insecurity ...
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USDA's new SNAP data sharing mandate: A step towards transparency or privacy concern?
The USDA's Food and Nutrition Service now requires states to share all SNAP records with the federal government, aiming to ...
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Rollins requires states to provide records on SNAP benefits to ensure lawful use of federal funds
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service will require states to make certain all records associated with ...
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USDA's request to access SNAP data continues, is it justified?
The USDA's recent directive for full access to SNAP records aims to enhance oversight and reduce fraud. This move aligns with ...
Proposed GOP cuts could jeopardize SNAP users, farmers and state budgets
Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee said having states pay for part of SNAP would help reach their goal of $230 ...
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Iowa joins states asking for federal waivers to make some foods ineligible under SNAP
Gov. Kim Reynolds has requested a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to limit what foods are eligible for the ...
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Privacy advocates urge states not to comply with USDA requests for food stamp data
One payment processor has so far signaled to states that it intends to turn over data about millions of Americans to the ...