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About 80,000 Kentuckians have lost access to food aid under federal rule changes

States Newsroom · October 14, 2026

Some 80,000 Kentuckians have lost access to the food benefits known as SNAP because of federal changes to the program, Gov. Andy Beshear said in a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Kentucky’s congressional delegation on Wednesday. Beshear said that number includes 24,655 children and…

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About 80,000 Kentuckians have lost access to food aid under federal rule changes

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