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WA SNAP recipients brace for lower benefits

WA SNAP recipients brace for lower benefits after partial funding

For millions of Americans, including more than 900,000 people in Washington, who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the move means that they will get up to half of their mo...

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Judges order Trump administration to keep funding SNAP. When will food benefits reach Washington and Idaho families?

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Partial SNAP benefits delivered in Nevada

the government shutdown is the longest in U.S. history

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Government shutdown on verge of surpassing record as Thune says he's "optimistic" about ending impasse this week

The shutdown is set to become the longest on record on Tuesday evening, when it would surpass the record set in 2019.

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Some senators predict the government shutdown, now the longest in history, could end this week

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On Day 36, the government shutdown is the longest in U.S. history

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How do you get rid of the filibuster? Trump has called for an end, but it wouldn’t be easy

As Republicans and Democrats battle for the upper hand in the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump has zeroed in on a new target for potentially breaking the deadlock: eliminating the S...

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Government Shutdown Could Become Longest Ever As Trump Says He 'Won't Be Extorted' By Democrats

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What Rep. Moolenaar has to say about the government shutdown

Washington state governor to move $2.2M per week for food bank support amid SNAP funding expiration

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday the move is meant to provide additional support to the state's food banks which are preparing for a large increase in demand.

Mercer Island Reporter on MSN

WA directs state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears

Washington state will give food banks $2.2 million per week as they deal with the potential end of food stamp benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

CNA

US government shutdown to drag into next week

WASHINGTON: The US government shutdown is set to stretch into next week after senators voted Friday (Oct 3) for a fourth time to reject a funding fix proposed by President Donald Trump's Republicans.

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Govt. shutdown impacts: federal workers without pay, SNAP funding at risk of running out

The government shutdown has entered its 25th day with no end in sight, leaving tens of thousands of federal workers in Washington state with empty paychecks thi

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This Shutdown Fight Will Change the Way Washington Works

Senators left Washington Thursday after another week of failing to reopen the government—ensuring that the federal government shutdown will go on for at least 34 days— one day short of the record.

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Mullin predicts Democrats will vote to end shutdown this week

Sen. Mullin says more than enough Democrats to get the funding bill over the 60-vote threshold have been wanting to vote yes since last week; he believes they'll soon get the green light.

WA to direct $2.2 million a week to food banks as SNAP cutoff nears

More than 1 in 10 state residents are in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, whose benefits will end Nov. 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown.