With access to food assistance still up in the air, despite a judge's order, Gov. Dan McKee has moved state money around to try prevent interruptions in benefits to 18,000 families on the federally-funded Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program.

Democrat McKee announced that his administration had advanced approximately $600,000 in state funds to the WIC program, which was otherwise in danger of shutting down in mid-November.

He said a lapse in the program would leave "many pregnant women, postpartum women, infants, and children without access to food that supports health and development at critical stages," and health screenings, nutrition education, referrals, and breastfeeding support.

His move came on t he same day a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the federal government

See Full Page