SNAP benefits paused in Nov. due to government shutdown
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The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Boston, called a looming food aid cutoff "contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious." The Agriculture Department in a recent memo said it can't use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits,
The federal government shutdown is nearing the one-month mark, causing widespread effects for millions of Americans
Republican Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno, both of Ohio, have signed on to the Keep SNAP Funded Act. Vice President JD Vance, another Ohioan, says Republicans need just "five more Democratic votes" to end the shutdown.
The emergency funding for the program formerly known as food stamps would help 1.4 million Michigan residents who face losing food assistance in November as the federal government remains shut down.
The state health department is warning residents of potential delays in SNAP and WIC benefits in November because of the ongoing government shutdown.
Local food banks are preparing to serve more people as the federal shutdown threatens to pause food assistance benefits for many Arizona households.
As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.
"It's time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today. No half measures, and no gamesmanship. Put every single federal worker back on the job with full back pay -- today," American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley said in a statement. The statement was first shared with NBC News.