Federal judges order Trump admin to continue SNAP benefits.
Economy And Jobs,Food Stamps,Public Health,Food Crisis,Food Aid,Obesity And Malnutrition,Federal Judges,USDA,Government Shutdown,Government Funding,Federal Spending
In a possible reprieve for millions of families on the brink of losing food aid, two federal judges have ruled the Trump administration cannot stop funding for SNAP benefits amid a protracted government shutdown.
Regular funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits was due to run out on Saturday, Nov. 1. “The well has run dry,” the Agriculture Department said.
But rulings by judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, issued within minutes of each other on Oct. 31, ordered the department to use $5.25 billion in contingency funds to continue SNAP...
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