As SNAP benefits are set to lapse on Saturday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency and said he's allocating $10 million to go to food banks and other nonprofits to help those who might lose their federal food assistance.

Food banks, food pantries, farmers markets and organizations across the state will receive the funds, Moore announced Thursday at the Anne Arundel County Food Bank.

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"And what's really unfortunate is that these are actions that the state of Maryland is taking because the actions that the federal government is taking are actively hurting our people," he said.

Moore said the Trump administration is to blame for the loss of SNAP during the shutdown.

"What we're seeing from this federal a

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