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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.
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What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists
A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected run dry Saturday due to the U.
Americans face a "tough time" as food banks are unlikely to be able to meet the demand amid the government shutdown.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, accused Democrats in Congress of using working families as “leverage” in the federal budget fight. Yost, along with 18 other state attorneys general, sent letters to U.
The states are among many that are going to court to force the federal government to use emergency reserve money to prop up the federal food assistance program.