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The Michigan proposal would allocate $50 million for EBT cards and $20 million for food banks and farm programs to help Michigan residents during the federal SNAP pause.
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What losing SNAP benefits would mean for Michigan, Kent County
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the program that helps 1.4 million Michiganders put food on the table, could go dark by Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.
Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program has temporarily expanded the options for SNAP recipients to double their purchase value for produce.
House Speaker Matt Hall called the Senate plan "fake" and "political" while touting his work with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to provide $4.5 million to food banks in the state.
Millions of dollars will be provided to the Food Bank Council of Michigan amid the federal government's SNAP pause, which starts Saturday.
SNAP benefits will halt in November if the federal government shutdown continues. How it will affect people in Michigan.
The state of Michigan is sending $4.5 million to the Food Bank Council of Michigan as more than one million residents face a pause in federal food assistance payments.
While business owners across Michigan are doing their part to help families facing food insecurity, Democratic lawmakers are introducing legislation aimed at feeding families during the crisis.
Concerns about food insecurity during the SNAP pause come at a time when food banks across the country are seeing a significant surge in demand.
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