CLEVELAND — Ohio state Rep. Juanita Brent on Monday called on Gov. Mike DeWine to take action to ensure the state's food banks can continue to meet demand as a pause in federal SNAP money looms.

Brent (D-Cleveland) urged DeWine and the Ohio Controlling Board to shift emergency state funds to the organization that coordinates the state's 12 regional food banks.

As the federal government shutdown — now the second longest in U.S. history — drags on, President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed in a that no SNAP funds will be distributed on Nov. 1. Brent's office said that loss would overwhelm the state's food banks, already under strain amid increased demand and federal and state budget cuts, unless the state allocated emergency support to the Ohio Association

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