New Mexico Governor Issues Statement Regarding Federal Court Rulings On SNAP Funds

As uncertainty surrounding SNAP funding lingers, $30 million in New Mexico food benefits being pushed out this weekend

New Mexico has the highest per-capita SNAP participation rate in the country at 460,000 people, or 21% of the population.

New Haven organizations preparing for uncertainty after federal SNAP ruling

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration on Friday to use the SNAP program’s allocated emergency money to fund the program during the government shutdown. That lawsuit was brought against the government by New Haven and seven other municipalities, along with multiple organizations. “Because we were willing to put ourselves out there and really push for defending...

New Mexico Governor Issues Statement Regarding Federal Court Rulings On SNAP Funds

From the Office of the Governor: SANTA FE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement in response to two federal court rulings Friday related to nutrition assistance: “Friday’s court rulings in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ordering the release of contingency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds confirm what we already knew: There is no valid legal reason to deny food benefits to the most vulnerable…