Concerns about food insecurity during the SNAP pause come at a time when food banks across the country are seeing a significant surge in demand.

The lawsuit filed in Massachusetts claims the U.S. Department of Agriculture is illegally refusing to pay for food assistance in November.

Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would fund SNAP and WIC amid the ongoing federal government shutdown by forcing the USDA to release “contingency funds.” U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and U.S. Sen.

Michigan State House Rep. Betsy Coffia has issued an urgent call to action to prevent a freeze on SNAP food assistance, which is set to begin this Saturday.Cof

Michigan families, food banks and pantries and retailers react to looming pause in food assistance benefits due to the federal government shutdown.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP,

The federal government shutdown has led to a pause in SNAP. In Michigan, the Fair Food Network is taking steps to ensure families can still put food on the table.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 22 other state attorneys general in sending a letter on Friday to Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pressing for answers on the lapse in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits,