Maryland resumed administering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Tuesday with help from state funds, leaders confirmed.

It comes almost a week after benefits lapsed due to the ongoing government shutdown, and after a judge directed the Trump administration to fund the program .

Several other states began issuing monthly benefits last week. Shortly after, the Trump administration told states to "undo any steps" taken to provide full benefits, saying they were "unauthorized."

"As the federal government votes to reopen, the Maryland Department of Human Services will urgently continue to issue SNAP benefits as full federal funds become available," a spokesperson for the governor's office told WJZ.

Funding SNAP benefits in Maryland

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