Michigan Senate advances stopgap funding for SNAP
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House Speaker Matt Hall called the Senate plan "fake" and "political" while touting his work with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to provide $4.5 million to food banks in the state.
Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program has temporarily expanded the options for SNAP recipients to double their purchase value for produce.
Muskegon food pantries are preparing for the potential pause in SNAP benefits in Michigan as the deadlock in Washington D.C. over the federal government budget continues.
Concerns about food insecurity during the SNAP pause come at a time when food banks across the country are seeing a significant surge in demand.
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Thousands of Michigan military families face food insecurity amid SNAP concerns
Thousands of Michigan military families are struggling to afford groceries as food prices rise and access to programs like SNAP and WIC becomes more uncertain.
Michigan State House Rep. Betsy Coffia has issued an urgent call to action to prevent a freeze on SNAP food assistance, which is set to begin this Saturday.Cof
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP,
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 22 other state attorneys general and three governors in filing a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for their decision to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP, for the month of November due to the ongoing federal shutdown.