Department for Children and Families secretary Laura Howard is closely watching a California lawsuit that’s looking at whether the federal government has the right to access personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants and recipients. Kansas officials have refused to turn over the data because of concerns it would be a privacy violation. MORGAN CHILSON/KANSAS REFLECTOR
BY MORGAN CHILSONKansas Reflector TOPEKA — A California judge said states suing the federal government over demands for food program data are likely to win…