SNAP, Trump and Kentucky
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SNAP benefits will be frozen on Saturday if the government doesn't reopen by then, and that could leave more than a million people in Kentucky and Indiana scrambling for food.
More than 30% of households in several Kentucky counties receive SNAP benefits. Here's what to know as a cutoff is expected to begin Nov. 1.
Here's what to know about SNAP in Kentucky and how it could impact residents: How many people get SNAP benefits in Kentucky? Based on estimates from Department of Agriculture data from fiscal year 2024, it is believed about 595,000 recipients in Kentucky ...
Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families if Congress doesn’t reach a deal by then to end the U.S. government shutdown.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, signed onto a lawsuit with two dozen other states Tuesday to force Trump to provide those federal funds. About one in every eight Americans receive food stamps through SNAP, for an average of $187 in benefits every month.
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Kentucky program for families to continue as SNAP benefits set to lapse
Though the US Department of Agriculture oversees the Women, Infants, and Children’s (WIC) Program, it’s run by state agencies.
Abram Crozier, the pastor of Trinity Southern Baptist Church, says now is the time for the church to be the church.
As the government shutdown stretches into its 27th day, families across Kentucky who depend on federal food benefits are growing more anxious about what could come
Beshear joined a multi-state lawsuit on Tuesday that aims to keep families from losing SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown. The lawsuit also requests a temporary restraining order and asks the court to block the USDA’s suspension order because of the harm residents could face.
Gov. Andy Beshear is joining leaders from 24 other states and the District of Columbia to challenge the decision to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. SNAP provides food benefits for low-income families to fill in needs in their grocery budget.
During the press conference, Coleman blasted President Donald Trump’s administration for failing to fund the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly called food stamps. Nearly 600,0000 people and more than 271,000 Kentucky households are served by SNAP, which helps low-income individuals buy groceries each month.