Montanans who use SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, may not receive the benefit in November.

Grocery stores will be directly affected, but discretionary spending will also take a hit if consumers can’t feed their families, analysts warned this week.

Forty million Americans will lose access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by Nov. 1, a consequence of the ongoing government shutdown.

The president's "big beautiful bill" is expected to cut $186 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

As the ongoing government shutdown threatens food assistance for millions across the nation, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are voicing concerns.

Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency order Friday approving food assistance benefits through November for children, elderly and disabled people as concerns mount over a potential federal shutdown.

One Lansing business owner is stepping up to ease the burden for the community. “I mean I instantly felt really bad for people,” said DeAnna Brown. When she found out more than a million Michigan residents will soon go without food assistance because of the federal government shutdown, she said her heart sank.

Food benefits for 1.4 million Michiganians will be delayed next month due to insufficient funding during the federal government shutdown.

On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) posted an update on the impact of the continuing federal shutdown on several key assistance programs.

The federal government provided Colorado more than $6 million annually to use on educational programs like the one offered in the 600-student school district located in the San Luis Valley.

Millions of Americans will go without food assistance next month due to the continued government shutdown. The Trump administration has informed states funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will not be distributed as Congress remains deadlocked over health care funding.