Shapiro Joins Suit Seeking To Reinstate SNAP Benefits - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

Shapiro signs a disaster declaration to aid to those facing food insecurity amid SNAP uncertainty

In Pennsylvania, SNAP provides more than $366 million in benefits to about two million families, including 713,000 children.

Pa. nonprofits sound alarm as SNAP benefits are set to expire

With SNAP benefits set to expire Saturday for the first time in the program's history, community organizations, politicians, and experts are speaking out about the risks.

N.H. Dems criticize Ayotte for not joining suit over SNAP benefits

Leading Democrats criticized Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Attorney General John Formella for their refusal to join 25 states that have sued the Trump administration over its refusal to allow contingency funds to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits…

Shapiro Joins Suit Seeking To Reinstate SNAP Benefits - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

Governor Josh Shapiro is joining other states in suing the Trump Administration, arguing they are unlawfully suspending SNAP benefits. The USDA confirmed that the benefits will not be paid out in November due to the federal government shutdown. The lawsuit argues that there is a contingency fund, approved by Congress, that the USDA could use to make the payments. The SNAP benefits will be suspended starting this Saturday if the federal governmen…

Pa. Treasurer Garrity seeks Shapiro cooperation in plan to cover SNAP benefits; Shapiro says plan is unworkable

HARRISBURG — State Treasurer Stacy Garrity on Wednesday proposed making a loan to the Department of Human Services so it can cover the cost of federal...

Shapiro-Davis administration urges federal action on SNAP payments

Nearly two million Pennsylvanians face uncertainty over how to feed their families after the Trump administration halted November payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing federal government shutdown. Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration is calling on Washington to act immediately, warning that the suspension of benefits threatens to trigger a statewide hunger