The governor said she received additional privacy guarantees from the federal government. Republicans say she folded under pressure.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Government shutdown could delay food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Kansans and Missourians
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program doesn’t have the money to make its next payment. SNAP families won’t get more benefits until lawmakers agree on a budget.
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Kansas attorney general says state has lost $10.4 million in food assistance. Is that true?
The federal government is trying to withhold funds from the state. But there is a way Kansas can keep the money.
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Kansas Republicans say the state will lose $10.4 million on Sept. 19
The federal government asked for Social Security numbers, addresses and other personal information from food assistance recipients in Kansas. Gov. Laura Kelly won’t hand it over.
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One Big Beautiful Bill will close grocery stores and create new food deserts in Kansas
Researchers and grocery stores say the Republican-backed law only makes it harder for grocery stores to survive, and the profit margins are already low.
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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill would kick Kansans off food assistance
The federal proposal wants to shift the cost of the SNAP program to states. Kansas doesn’t have the money to offset losses.