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The Justice Department sued Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota on June 26 after USDA said it first sought five years of SNAP applicant data last year, renewed the request in May, and got no records from those states.
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The Justice Department sued Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota on June 26 after USDA said it first sought five years of SNAP applicant data last year, renewed the request in May, and got no records from those states.
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