West Virginia MetroNews – Nearly two dozen organizations have asked Gov. Patrick Morrisey to not comply with a federal request to provide personal identifying information like names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and addresses of SNAP recipients with federal officials.
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In a letter addressed to the governor, they wrote:
“If Governor Morrisey complies with this act of federal overreach, not only will our friends and neighbors who rely on federal food assistance have their private information compromised, it will have a chilling effect whereby fewer families who struggle with food insecurity will feel comfortable participating in the SNAP food assistance program, undermining Governor Morrisey’s efforts to improve health in our state through his Four Pillars of a Healthy West Virginia plan.”
