SNAP funds running out during the shutdown is the big news, but other food assistance programs are also running dry.

Governor Maura Healey said the state still has $13 million in federal funds from last year that it can use in the short-term.

The federal case is the latest example of public criticism of the state-contracted program run by Maximus, Inc.

The federal government shutdown and new work requirements will throw New York’s food stamps program into chaos, New York Focus reports.

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West Virginia’s system for distributing electronic SNAP benefits isn’t set up to receive an infusion of state dollars, ...

The rulings came a day before the Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the nation’s biggest food aid ...

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown. Friday's ...

Trump’s sudden decision to assert himself into the shutdown debate — bringing the highly charged demand to end the filibuster ...

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