Carly Graf

On a brisk Thursday morning in Butte, more than a dozen Democratic legislators gathered to make a “personal plea” to Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte: use state dollars to pay for food assistance for low-income families while the federal government sorts out its ongoing shutdown.

SNAP: Blackfeet Nation declares emergency as severe cuts to food assistance draw near

Nearly 30% of residents in Glacier County, which encompasses the Blackfeet Reservation, rely on SNAP to buy food as compared to 7% of the state’s whole population.

With SNAP cuts looming, Gianforte says MT won’t pay to maintain food assistance benefits

Around 77,000 Montanans will lose access to food assistance on Nov. 1 unless the federal government takes action or state dollars are used to foot the bill.

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