Shutdown likely to halt food benefits for 42 million in just days
Program needs $9 billion a month to run, and only has $6 billion in its contingency fund
Safety Net
November funding for food assistance benefits halted due to federal shutdown, Beshear says
Funding for food assistance benefits next month isn’t coming, Gov. Andy Beshear said, due to the federal government shutdown. Funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is also delayed.
‘No Kings’ has the GOP worried – and rightfully so
Millions of us are fed up, and we’re going to let them know about it this Saturday
Kentucky has kicked people off food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story
Correlation is not causation.
Kentucky food assistance for veterans at risk under new SNAP changes
Additional paperwork that is also confusing will cause frustrated veterans to just stop asking for help.
‘How can they not feed the kids?’
Indiana and Tennessee opted out of Summer EBT, which gives families grocery support when schools close for summer.
Treasury secretary says new “Trump Accounts” are a back door to privatizing Social Security
Response is immediate and negative
Red states are about to go hungry thanks to Trump
GOP lawmakers are taking food out of the mouths of kids — including their own constituents — to put toward tax cuts for billionaires.
President Trump’s war on equality for all Americans
What progress we have made toward our ideals is being destroyed on multiple fronts.
Health task force learns about state food and nutrition programs, with a focus on SNAP
Kentucky health is poor, and food issues aren’t helping.
‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states
Saves some federal dollars, but causes fewer Americans to get help paying for food
SNAP cuts set to strain KY budget, may impact schools
Millions of dollars will be needed to replace federal funding – or else people will go hungry, including and especially children.
Coalition: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will result in ‘deep’ safety net cuts
“Kentuckians stand to lose really, really big.”
Voters in every Congressional district oppose cuts to SNAP
Including all six districts in Kentucky
House Republicans’ extreme budget plan fails Kentucky families, children, and communities
A report from the Center on Budget and Priorities
