Kemp Rejects Idea To Spend $14B Surplus To Fund SNAP Amid Government Shutdown

Kemp Rejects Idea To Spend $14B Surplus To Fund SNAP Amid Government Shutdown

GA Head Start, WIC and SNAP programs could lose funding if Congress and the Trump administration does not reopen the federal government.

180 organizations sign letter urging Gov. Kemp to address SNAP crisis

Nearly 180 Georgia organizations and individuals have signed a letter from Southern Poverty Law Center urging Gov. Brian Kemp to use emergency funds to prevent a SNAP crisis. The letter, sent on Oct. 31 and undersigned by community, faith, health, education, business, and government leaders notes the disproportionate number of Black and LGBTQ+ Americans who make up the 1.4 million people relying on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

Kemp provides update on impacts of federal shutdown

ATLANTA - Governor Brian Kemp provides an update on the impacts to Georgia during the Democrat-led federal shutdown. The post Kemp provides update on impacts of federal shutdown appeared first on Valdosta Today.

‘Where does this end?’ Why Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp opposes state bailout of food stamp program

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is rejecting calls for Georgia to use its record surplus to keep food assistance flowing to more than 1.3 million residents if congressional lawmakers fail to strike a deal to reopen the government, arguing the…