Roughly $10.4 million worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding in Kansas is caught in a political battle that stretches across the country.

Earlier this year, the United States Department of Agriculture asked state SNAP directors for data for any individual who has received, is receiving or has applied to receive SNAP benefits starting Jan. 1, 2020, through the present.

The USDA asked for household group names, dates of birth, social security numbers, residential and mailing addresses used or provided, and all data records used to determine eligibility or ineligibility.

The USDA set a deadline of Wednesday, July 30, 2025, for states to comply with the request.

Just days before the deadline, 20 states filed a federal lawsuit in California, saying the data reques

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