Lawmakers scramble to find SNAP benefits

Louisiana lawmakers have been pushing to keep food assistance flowing to 17% of the state’s residents and to adjust next spring’s election timetable.The Louisiana House has signed off an urgent request to repurpose $150 million by Friday to cover SNAP benefits for nearly 800,000 residents.Because of the federal government shutdown, Louisiana and other states are scrambling to ...

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