SNAP is a federally funded program that provides money every month for low-income households to help pay for food.

The shutdown of the United States federal government has now entered its third week as politicians from both major parties continue to battle over health care subsidies, foreign aid and other budgetary matters.

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

Governor Joe Lombardo said using state funds to support SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown is not a “viable solution.”

Gov. Tony Evers' request for additional federal funding to Wisconsin to address damages from this summer's severe flooding was denied by the federal government, the governor announced Oct. 24. The governor's spokesperson, Britt Cudaback, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the governor's office plans to file an appeal as early as next week.

Email records indicate the governor had included the treasurer in federal communications, but later asked him to step back.

Pennsylvania must delay the opening of the 2025-26 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program season by one month — until Dec. 3 — due to the federal government shutdown, the Department of Human

Kitsap is among four counties with the most employees filing claims, though essential workers going without pay cannot apply.