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States like New York, California and Louisiana are announcing their plans to allocate state funding towards SNAP recipients

Some states have allocated enough funding for "vulnerable" residents and others have authorized funding for a few weeks but not the whole month

The USDA posted a notice that the "well has run dry" and warned that SNAP recipients would not receive their money on Nov. 1

While the government shutdown continues , U.S. states are proposing plans to step in to help Americans using food assistance programs.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warned that there would not be enough funding for the 42 million Americans who rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to receive their money on Saturday, Nov. 1, amid the o

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