Under a new agreement, the USDA has accepted Kansas’ data protection conditions. In exchange, the state will share SNAP recipient data from the past five years.
A farmer operates a drone in his farmland to conduct aerial sowing of rapeseed in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 23, 2025. (CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty Images)
The general counsel for the Kansas Department for Children and Families said the agency needs greater assurances that USDA will not misuse the state's SNAP data before…
President-elect Donald Trump and Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state, shake hands following their meeting with president-elect at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sued Gov. Laura Kelly over her refusal to share the personal data of 730,000 SNAP recipients with the federal government.
Gov. Laura Kelly arrives to address the crowd during her watch party at the Ramada Hotel Downtown Topeka on November 8, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson speaks during a press conference at Woodland High School on April 5, 2023 in Marble Hill, Missouri. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)
Incumbent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly arrives to address the crowd during her watch party at the Ramada Hotel Downtown Topeka on November 8, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)