Editor's note : This story has been updated with new information about when full SNAP benefits will be available for West Virginia recipients.

West Virginia’s food stamp recipients will have their full November benefits on their cards Thursday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a news release Thursday.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, helps feed about 275,000 — or one in six — West Virginia residents. Benefits for November have been delayed since Nov. 1 because of the federal government shutdown.

Morrisey’s announcement comes after C ongress approved legislation reopening the federal government, ending the longest federal government shutdown in United States history. Trump signed the bill into law Wednesday evening.

During the delay, the stat

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