With the government heading into its second month of shutdown, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente has announced extended hours for those recipients affected by the loss of SNAP Benefits.

Nearly every facet of the central Ohio community has come together to feed families as the federal government shutdown has become the longest in history.

The government says it will tap into contingency funds to at least partially support SNAP benefits for November, after being compelled by the courts to do so. But funding won't continue past then.

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end. Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push for a temporary fix.

Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna has called on Speaker Mike Johnson to reopen the House of Representatives to vote on a bill aimed at funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as millions of Americans face potential interruptions in benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are set to run out of funding on Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues.

Reopening the federal government with extended health care tax credits is the first step to allowing Americans continued access to public benefits like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.