Nevada Democrats Propose $136M to Restore SNAP Aid After Benefits Paused

Nevada Senate Democrats to push for state-funded food benefits in special session - The Nevada Independent

Democratic lawmakers are seeking to spend up to $181 million to fund November and December benefits paused during the ongoing federal government shutdown.

With SNAP being paused, official warns 'we cannot food bank our way out of this'

"We cannot food bank our way out of this, but we're going to try," says Brian Barks, president and CEO of Food Bank of the Heartland.

Lombardo tours food bank on day 3 since SNAP benefits were paused

Gov. Joe Lombardo on Monday toured a mammoth food bank in North Las Vegas that supplies more than 150 dispensaries in Southern Nevada.

Governor Lombardo Visits Food Bank as Half a Million Nevadans Lose Federal Benefits

Governor Joe Lombardo toured Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas yesterday. The reason? About 500,000 Nevadans just lost their food stamps because Washington can't get its act together. The federal government shutdown hit its second month on Saturday. For the first time in 60 years, SNAP benefits—what we used to call food...