Maryland residents may see their SNAP benefits halted starting this Saturday as the federal shutdown continues to drag on.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is used by about 700,000 Marylanders including nearly 270,000 children and 121,615 adults aged 62 and older. It is funded on a month-to-mother basis, meaning the September funding for October is about to run out.
The shutdown started on Oct. 1…