SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — It's been 29 days since the government shutdown began, and the pause of SNAP benefits next month have some Iowans worried about other programs losing funding like WIC.

Officials with the Siouxland District Health Department said that the State of Iowa has enough funding for WIC until further notice.

"Right now, our program has not been affected, we've been operating as normal," said Tyler Brock, the Deputy Director & Director of Lab Services with Siouxland District Health Department.

After talking to officials with Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, experts said their WIC program is also operating as usual, and South Dakota's WIC website has been telling residents the same.

Despite agencies saying WIC is fine for now, due to SNAP benefits expecti

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