AS LAWMAKERS WORK TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT OVER FUNDING, REPORTER RACHEL WILLIAMS IS KEEPING AN EYE ON NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS LOCALLY. WE CAN SNAP. BENEFITS ARE NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS PEOPLE ...

Earlier this week, the ongoing government shutdown obtained a dubious honor — at 39 days and counting, it has become the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 ...

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LISBON — The agency which oversees food assistance and other federally-funded programs to help low-income families isn’t feeling the effect just yet of the federal government shutdown, according to ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A now-deleted contingency plan showed the U.S. Department of Agriculture once expected to keep food assistance funded during a government shutdown — before reversing course in ...

In the wake of the pandemic, many families are still grappling with financial challenges. Although federal stimulus checks have ceased, various government assistance programs remain active, providing ...