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Coverage dated November 12, 2025

States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people who made do with little-to-no assistance for the past couple of weeks.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people who made do with little-to-no assistance for the past couple of weeks.

  2. Summit Daily

    Full SNAP benefits to resume in Colorado after federal government reopens (opens Summit Daily)

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    Food assistance benefits for roughly 600,000 Coloradans will be fully restored following the end of a 43-day-long federal government shutdown this week. Gov. Jared Polis’ office said in a news release on Wednesday that the...

  3. Los Angeles Times

    With shutdown over, states scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Court rulings and shifting Trump administration policies led to a patchwork distribution of benefits, with two-thirds of states distributing partial or no SNAP benefits.

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