GRAND RAPIDS, MI - State elected Democrats are struggling to pull together a plan that would continue food assistance for roughly 1.4 million Michiganders, just days before a Nov. 1 deadline.

Attorney General Dana Nessel has sued President Donald Trump’s administration in response to an announcement that - starting next month - it will cut off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as the federal government shutdown continues.

A message topping the USDA’s website reads, “the well has run dry.”

SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, provides food assistance to those who are lower-income. Nearly 13% of Michigan households rely on SNAP to buy groceries.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has also made a direct appeal to Trump, calling for a reallocation of federal funds to keep SNAP

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