Gov. Jared Polis is asking Colorado lawmakers to approve up to $10 million to help feed people who may lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits next month due to the federal government shutdown . Polis said SNAP provides food benefits to more than 600,000 Coloradans and that half of those are children.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that SNAP benefits would be suspended for November until additional federal funds are released. Polis said his office submitted two requests for Colorado's 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 nutri

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