Gov. Walz unveils $4 million for MN food shelves
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A food shelf is open at MSP Airport in support of federal employees who are working without pay during the government shutdown.
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Echo food shelf may have to lower disbursements per client due to incoming demand
Governor Tim Walz announced $4 Million in emergency funds will be given to Minnesota's food shelves in response to the ongoing federal government shutdown and the very real possibility that SNAP benefits will not go out in November.
About 42 million Americans are poised to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when federal funding comes to a halt on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would not use emergency funds to help cover benefits and posted a message on its website over the weekend that "the well has run dry.
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Michigan Democrats propose $900M plan to save SNAP benefits during shutdown
A $900 million emergency plan to continue food assistance for roughly 1.4 million Michiganders is being proposed by state House Democrats. Those residents, who include nearly 492,000 children in the state,
WASHINGTON ― States led by Democratic governors sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its refusal to pay food benefits to 22 million households next month. The administration has said it can’t pay the benefits because of the funding impasse in Congress,
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