WASHINGTON — A number of federal agencies are putting out messages blaming Democratic senators for the current government shutdown, in a sharp break from how departments have handled shutdowns in the past. Traditionally, agencies provide information on ...

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United Way of Central Indiana will launch a $1 million Central Indiana Food Relief fund in support of food pantry suppliers amid impending SNAP cuts.

The State House on Wednesday. Rhode Island is ranked fifth in public safety spending per capita and per personal income, which is 1.4 times and 1.8 times greater than that of other New England states, respectively.

Across New York City, community groups are scrambling to meet the growing need. In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, the Chinese-American Planning Council has expanded its food distribution efforts to serve hundreds of local residents.

On Friday, two federal judges — one in Boston, the other in Rhode Island — sided with the states and ordered the USDA to use emergency funding to keep SNAP running.