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For over a month, more than one million Massachusetts residents have been facing uncertainty between a record-breaking government shutdown and a new spending plan. The cost could be their next trip to the grocery store.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey praised the community for stepping up to help people impacted by the government shutdown.
According to the Trump administration, the partial SNAP benefits will be decreased by 35%. However, some Massachusetts recipients could see a much smaller fraction of their usual payment, depending on their individual circumstances.
A federal appeals court has ruled The Trump Administration must pay full food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell says the state will continue to pay full SNAP benefits despite an order from the Trump administration.
The Trump administration is seeking to block a ruling that it should pay November SNAP benefits in full during the shutdown.
From confusion over SNAP benefits to flights cancellations across the country -- this is everything to know amid progress being made to end America's longest government shutdown.
Attorney Ron Zambrano discusses the recent rulings on SNAP benefits, and issues with flight cancellations and delays in recent weeks in an interview with FOX 2's Hilary Golston. The Michigan health department had directed its SNAP vendor to resume full payments for the month of November.