Gov. Maura Healey said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Massachusetts are "fully funded" as the legal battle over food stamps continues. | WBZ / CBS News Boston

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are expected to be paused beginning Saturday due to the stalemate by federal lawmakers that has forced a government shutdown. FULL STORY: https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/10/29/how-a-pause-in-snap-benefits-could-affect-the-texas-economy/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=ksat12 | KSAT 12 & KSAT.com

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly food stipends for nearly 42 million low-income Americans. But that number is expected to decline due as eligibility changes in last year's federal budget law take hold, and food banks are ill-equipped to make up the gap. The law also shifts billions of dollars in SNAP admin costs—and potentially a portion of monthly benefit costs—from the federal government onto states. These changes all mean that SNAP funding and food securit