USDA tells states to 'undo' issuing any SNAP benefits
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday told states in a memo that full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would be provided in November after a federal judge rejected plans by the Trump administration to offer partial benefits.
Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors today in filing a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders.
Twenty-six states sued the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts for the department’s suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition
In part of its tug-of-war game with Congress, the Trump Administration announced last week they would be cutting payments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “food stamp”) families as a way to pressure Congress to end the federal government shutdown.
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Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release)- The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is reminding poultry growers and industry partners to remain alert for signs of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and to follow biosecurity measures to protect flocks as detections continue across the United States.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins isn't as high-profile as some of her MAGA colleagues, but she has still had an unfortunate series of ugly ensembles.
A legal aid group that represents farm workers is suing the state agriculture department claiming it is not sharing the locations of dairies that are experiencing H5N1 bird flu outbreaks, and that has endangered the public and put workers at risk.
The agriculture secretary is currently being sued by a group of churches, community centers, and labor unions.