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States sue USDA over efforts to gather food stamp data on tens of millions of people

Jude Joffe-Block

Updated July 28, 2025

A coalition of states is suing the federal government to prevent it from gathering personal data on tens of millions of people who receive food assistance. (Getty Images)

This article was originally published on July 28, 2025.

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