The Michigan proposal would allocate $50 million for EBT cards and $20 million for food banks and farm programs to help Michigan residents during the federal SNAP pause.

The plan to fund SNAP amid the federal government shutdown faces an uncertain path in a politically divided Michigan Legislature.

Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program has temporarily expanded the options for SNAP recipients to double their purchase value for produce.

The Double Up Food Bucks program is expanding to help SNAP recipients in Michigan stretch their benefits further during the government shutdown and pause in benefits.

State elected Democrats are struggling to pull together a plan to continue food assistance for roughly 1.4 million Michiganders, just days before a Nov. 1 deadline.

State and local officials are pleading with policymakers to find a way to fund food assistance in the wake of the federal government shutdown.

Several Michigan lawmakers introduced a resolution to extend firearm deer hunting this season due to a pause in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is set to lapse tomorrow, Nov. 1, as the prolonged U.S. government shutdown puts millions of Americans at risk of missing their vital food stamp benefits.