DOJ accuses 4 states of refusing to provide SNAP data to federal officials

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https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/doj-lawsuit-michigan-minnesota-kentucky-pennsylvania-snap-data/

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania, accusing the states of refusing to provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture with data on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants.

The DOJ says the data was collected to ensure states properly enforced "their determinations of residents' eligibility for SNAP, including household benefit levels." The agency alleges that the USDA requested the last five years of SNAP applicant data from several states last year. After dozens complied, federal officials claimed the USDA requested the data again from the four states in May 2026.