Where to find food in West Alabama as SNAP benefits end due to government shutdown
The stalemate in Washington and ongoing government shutdown is raising concerns for people who depend on federal food assistance to feed their families.
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill to end a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
The bill that would end the longest government shutdown could be up for a final vote in the U.S. House as soon as Wednesday.
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end.
The Senate has taken the first step to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies.
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
The YMCA of Greater Montgomery says it will waive membership fees for all furloughed or unpaid federal employees affected by the ongoing government shutdown.
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
Gov. Kay Ivey says she is releasing $2 million in emergency funds to help eight food banks providing aid to those who’ve lost SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown.
The Trump administration says it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running.
The stalemate in Washington and ongoing government shutdown is raising concerns for people who depend on federal food assistance to feed their families.