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Illinois, Pritzker and SNAP

Gov. Pritzker signs order supporting Illinois residents who rely on SNAP benefits

Two million people in Illinois rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. With the governor signing an executive order, $20 million in state funds will be directed to help food banks.

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Pritzker executive orders to direct $20 million to plug SNAP funding gap, help Illinois farmers

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Pritzker directs $20M to Illinois food banks amid SNAP uncertainty

Judges order SNAP funding to continue

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Judges order SNAP funding to continue as shutdown threatens food assistance for many Illinois families

Two federal judges ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown, using contingency dollars if necessary, to ensure that the 2 million Illinoisans who rely on the program can access healthy food.

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Illinois SNAP recipients and pantries brace for halt of federal food stamp funding amid shutdown: ‘A crisis’

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Judges order USDA to restart SNAP funding, but hungry families won't get immediate relief

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State can’t fund SNAP directly during shutdown; WV food banks need more money, Democrats say

West Virginia’s system for distributing electronic SNAP benefits isn’t set up to receive an infusion of state dollars, according to the governor and lawmakers, leaving the state’s food banks and pantr...

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Here are some places in Western Pa. offering food as SNAP benefits end

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How East Texans will be affected when SNAP benefits end on Saturday

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Judges Order SNAP Benefits Must Continue: What It Means For IL

SNAP benefits were poised to be halted on Saturday, prompting an executive order from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

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‘Drop in the bucket’: Illinois measures to offset SNAP cuts will not alleviate problem

Food assistance advocates and state officials acknowledged that the state funds to food banks would not be enough to fill the gap left by shutting off federal funds. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton called the funding “a drop in the bucket” at a news conference Thursday morning.

Two Illinois moms among millions facing SNAP cutoff as pantries say: ‘We cannot meet this need’

Nearly 2 million people in Illinois may lose food assistance starting Saturday because of the government shutdown. The state and food pantries say they can’t match the $350 million that SNAP provides each month.

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Illinois quick hits: Raoul joins SNAP benefits lawsuit; disaster declaration denial appealed

Raoul joins SNAP benefits lawsuit Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 26 attorneys general and governors in filing a lawsuit against the U. S.

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What are SNAP benefits, who receives them and why are they at risk?

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is at risk nationwide due to the ongoing government shutdown. Federal funds that help tens of millions of Americans — including families in North Texas — to buy food for their families could begin running dry Saturday if Congress doesn’t reach a deal by then to end the shutdown.

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SNAP benefits are on the verge of stopping. What Arizonans should know

With funding for food stamps on the verge of lapsing for the first time in its 60-year history, local food banks are bracing for higher demand.

SNAP benefits are freezing this Saturday. Here’s what Philadelphians need to know.

Update: On Friday, two judges ordered the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the federal government shutdown. This means no new (SNAP) funds will be added to the EBT debit cards that 40 million Americans and approximately half a million Philadelphians use to pay for groceries.