At least half of U.S. states plan to cut off food assistance benefits on November 1st because of the government shutdown, including Massachusetts.
Governor Maura Healey said this week that there is "no way" the state can cover the funding needed for residents on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
Over a million people in Massachusetts currently receive SNAP benefits.
Healey said she's meeting with her anti-hunger task force before the end of the month, but also urged President Trump to "do the right thing" and unfreeze the program so families can be fed, even during the shutdown.
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is still looking at what the state can do. He has said previously that it costs thirty million dollars a month to fund.
Connecticut will not pay the SNAP benefits.
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