Category: In the News

Trump administration sued by rights groups over attempted childcare funding cuts

This article was published in Reuters. Read it here. WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – Civil rights groups said they filed a lawsuit, opens new tab against ​President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday over the government’s attempt to restrict federal childcare and ‌family assistance funding….

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Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over childcare funding restrictions

This article was originally published in The Guardian. Read it here. Civil rights groups have sued the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after the agency failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request…

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SNAP Recipients Win Bid to Void Purchase Limits on Soda, Candy

This article was originally published in Bloomberg Government. Read it here. A federal judge struck a blow to the Agriculture Department’s attempt to restrict on which foods low income nutrition assistance program recipients can buy, saying the agency…

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Federal Judge Blocks SNAP Food Restriction Policies

In a win for recipients of food assistance, a District Court judge said the USDA did not follow proper procedure in approving SNAP waivers in five states.  This article was originally published in Civil Eats. Read it here….

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Judge Blocks Bans on Using Food Stamps for Sugary Drinks and Candy

A federal judge ruled that the Agriculture Department lacked the authority to approve state waivers that restrict what SNAP participants can buy with their benefits. This article was originally published in The New York Times. Read it here….

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Halal Market challenges SNAP suspension amid broader federal crackdown

This article was originally published in The Daily Journal. Read it here. A halal market in West Sacramento has challenged the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to disqualify it from accepting food stamps, in a case that is…

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New York’s Top Court Mulls State Government’s Recoupment of Benefits

The New York Court of Appeals’ determination of Andersen v. Hein will impact how state government agencies and local social services departments can use participation in the Work Experience Program to recover costs from lump sum federal Supplemental…

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Missouri resists SNAP reforms at Eighth Circuit

An appeals panel will decide whether a federal judge overreached by imposing an injunction seeking to streamline Missouri’s SNAP interview process and cut down on call wait times. This article was originally published in Courthouse News Service. Read…

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Montana wants to ban ‘junk food’ from SNAP. Experts warn the waiver could backfire.

Researchers say many of the costs for SNAP waivers fall on individual grocery stores, and that the restrictions don’t help improve health outcomes for low-income people. This article was originally published in Montana Free Press. Read it here….

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Lawsuit Challenges USDA Approval of Candy, Soda Food Stamp Bans

This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law. Read it here. A group of low-income individuals reliant on federal food assistance sued the Trump administration Wednesday, alleging new restrictions to which foods they can buy using government benefits…

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