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Georgia SNAP benefits shutdown: 1.5M residents brace for food aid pause
SNAP provides food benefits for more than 40 million Americans, including more than a million children, families, seniors, ...
If SNAP funding lapses for the 1.4 million Georgians who utilize the benefits on Nov. 1, people can find food assistance from ...
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'Fund Food Stamps Now': Party for Socialism and Liberation rally at Georgia Capitol
Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol, urging Gov. Brian Kemp to use state funds to support SNAP beneficiaries affected by the federal shutdown.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to pay some of November’s SNAP benefits as the government shutdown reaches its ...
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Thursday an "emergency initiative" on SNAP, while Georgia Democrats are ...
With a shutdown stalemate, Georgia Democrats push using the state surplus to bridge a lapse in SNAP benefits, while ...
"Our state leaders should be planning to support Georgians who will lose SNAP if there is no federal action," Floyd said.
With the federal government shut down, many low-income families have been unable to access food assistance since Nov. 1.
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Warnock criticizes Trump administration over SNAP funding pause
ATLANTA - Sen. Raphael Warnock is criticizing the Trump administration’s handling of a partial pause in federal food assistance as the government shutdown stretches into another week.
The ongoing federal government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for millions of Americans as states struggle to find sufficient funds to cover the shortfall.
The federal government said SNAP recipients could receive up to 65% of benefits in November, rather than a maximum of 50% announced earlier.
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