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State lawmakers are left with the decision on how to make up for SNAP changes

WBUR
Published September 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM CDT

As the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program changes, states will have to figure out how to make up the cost to help their most vulnerable residents. If they don’t, food banks and pantries alone can’t make up the difference, which ushers in a number of issues.

Zane Irwin of the Kansas News Service reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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