The Supreme Court stayed an order by a federal Rhode Island judge for payments to go out

SNAP payments started appearing on EBT card early on Nov. 8.

What will happen for December's benefits is unknown.

The government's appeal of benefit payments is still tied up in the courts.

PROVIDENCE – SNAP payments started going out to the estimated 79,000 card holders in Rhode Island on Nov. 8, after the Trump administration announced a day earlier that it would be providing full benefits for November , even as the government continues a legal challenge to making full payments amid the federal government shutdown.

Gov. Dan McKee wrote in a statement at 4:30 p.m. that the payments went out and are now accessible on the EBT cards of recipients.

"The Trump Administration continues to fight its

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