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Following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's move to acquire personal data about those who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit,
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Latin Times on MSNOver 20 States Sue Trump Admin for Seeking SNAP Data And Potentially Tie It to DeportationsA Privacy Impact Assessment published by the USDA reveals SNAP data requested by the Trump administration includes immigration and citizenship status, education, employment, and marital status
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempts to collect a trove of personal information collected by states about food stamp recipients.
Moving the Agriculture Department from Washington to regional hubs is part of Trump's effort to cut the size and footprint of the federal government.
The lawsuit argues that the federal government’s demand was an attempt to obtain sensitive personal information for use outside the food stamp program.
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent As the Trump administration moves to eliminate key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) protections at the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Texas will become the seventh state to ban the production and sale of lab-grown meat in September. Florida was the first, followed by Alabama last year. This year, five more states, including Texas, followed.
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Indianapolis will soon serve as one of five U.S. Department of Agriculture hubs as the federal agency reduces and reorganizes its workforce under President Donald Trump's administration, the USDA announced July 24.
During Trump’s first administration, the USDA in 2019 moved two offices to Kansas City, triggering a mass exodus of government workers and a drop in productivity.
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Around 2,600 workers — more than half the Washington, D.C. workforce — will be moved to five hubs stretching from North Carolina to Utah, Rollins said. The union representing federal workers immediately criticized the plan as a ploy to cut federal jobs, pointing out that some 95% of the department’s employees already work outside Washington.