The Independent senator and former governor of Maine , in a press release, is urging officials to release these funds.

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday, October 21st, that it will not receive funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in November due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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More than 12 percent of Maine residents—nearly 170,000 people—depend on SNAP benefits to help feed themselves and their families.

According to Senator Angus King’s press release on Thursday, October 23rd, he and 45 other senators are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately release b

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