LAKEWOOD, Ohio — With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits set to expire this weekend if the government shutdown continues, states like Ohio, which has 1.4 million residents receiving benefits, are watching closely.

"It's going to have impact here in the State of Ohio as soon as this coming week," DeWine said Tuesday on a visit to Cuyahoga County, where nearly 200,000 residents rely on SNAP benefits.

"As soon as this month is over, the Federal Government has told us, the administration's told us, that there's not money for SNAP, that there's not money for WIC. So these are two things that we're very concerned about," he said.

It's a looming problem felt nationwide. In Louisiana, a state that also has a Republican governor and legislature, they are looking to move ar

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