Michigan, Democrats and federal government shutdown
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Members of the Michigan Senate on Thursday voted to advance a supplemental funding bill providing $71 million in state funds to support food assistance with federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits,
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What losing SNAP benefits would mean for Michigan, Kent County
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the program that helps 1.4 million Michiganders put food on the table, could go dark by Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.
SNAP benefits will halt in November if the federal government shutdown continues. How it will affect people in Michigan.
The federal government shutdown threatens food assistance for Michigan families. State lawmakers have taken steps to try to blunt the impact.
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‘It’s our money:’ Michigan struggles to save SNAP benefits ahead of cutoff deadline
State elected Democrats are struggling to pull together a plan to continue food assistance for roughly 1.4 million Michiganders, just days before a Nov. 1 deadline.
LANSING — The state will give $4.5 million to the Food Bank Council of Michigan to feed families whose food assistance benefits are paused Saturday due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday.
State and local officials are pleading with policymakers to find a way to fund food assistance in the wake of the federal government shutdown.
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