Republican Kansas House Speaker Questions SNAP Data

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Kansas Republican House Speaker Dan Hawkins issued a press release on Aug. 7 regarding the recent announcement from the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) withholding information from the federal government. The information in question is related to users of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Hawkins accuses Kelly and DCF Secretary Laura Howard of hiding information related to the program from the federal government, allegedly due to errors within the Kansas SNAP program. He said the Kansas House Select Committee on Government Oversight found in April 2025 that Kansas is operating its SNAP program with an error rate of 12%. 

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