COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Colorado leaders have announced new support for those who rely on the federal government for food assistance as the ongoing shutdown reaches into its fourth week.

On Wednesday, Governor Jared Polis announced his office submitted two requests to the Joint Budget Committee: one to consider approval for up to $10 million in General Fund revenue to support food banks and pantries, and another to extend previously approved funding for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition access through November. WIC supports food access for nearly 100,000 women and children in Colorado.

“Coloradans take care of one another, and we’re stepping up to make sure hardworking families can continue putting food on the table while federal funding is on hold,” Polis said in a s

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