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Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits

The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo obtained by CN...

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Trump administration says emergency funds can't be used to keep SNAP benefits going

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Food Stamps/SNAP Benefits To Stop In November As Trump Admin Says It Won’t Use $6B Contingency Fund

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Trump Administration Posts Notice That No Federal Food Aid Will Go Out Nov. 1

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.

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SNAP Benefit Map Shows States Offering Help as Funding Expires

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Government shutdown will soon impact SNAP food aid, AP Explains

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Where to find Indiana food pantries and how to help as SNAP funding deadline looms

Meanwhile, food pantries are facing record levels of demand, sending pleas for donations and volunteers from their communities.

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Here’s why the shutdown has put food stamp benefits at risk

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‘The well has run dry’: SNAP benefits to run out

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Johnson claims SNAP contingency funds ‘not legally available’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds are not “legally available” to cover benefits during the shutdown. At a press conference,

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Wisconsin will join lawsuit against USDA to force release of FoodShare funds, Evers says

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced Oct. 27 that Wisconsin will file a lawsuit against USDA to force the release of contingency funds for SNAP.

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USDA won’t shuffle funds to extend SNAP during shutdown, in about-face from earlier plan

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in

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Will Wisconsin use state funds to backfill FoodShare? GOP leader say it's unlikely.

Senate President Mary Felzkowski said state lawmakers likely won't seek to backfill the federally funded food stamp program with state funding.

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Mayes, other AGs question why USDA isn't using contingency funds to keep SNAP going

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and 22 attorneys general are demanding answers from the USDA about why food stamps are being cut off for millions of Americans in November.

Mass Transit

WA: Link Transit roundup: Preliminary budget, new buses and contingency funds

The Link Transit Board of Directors held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday and discussed several items on its agenda, including the 2026 preliminary budget, the purchase of