A panel of Colorado legislators on Thursday approved a $10 million cash infusion into food assistance for residents who are expected to lose food stamp benefits starting on Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.
But state policymakers and budget staffers said they fear that the plan is riddled with “holes,” describing it as akin to plowing a “field with a fork.”
Of particularly worry to policymakers is how exactly to get the assistance to beneficiaries of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, whose funding — the federal government said — will run out on Nov. 1…