AURORA, Colo. — Coloradans who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table are having to make tough choices this month as uncertainty from the government shutdown delays when those benefits will arrive and how much they’ll be for.
Inside the Ahorra Mucho grocery store in Aurora, store managers say sales haven’t dropped significantly since benefits lapsed on Saturday, but next door at La Plaza, vendors are beginning to see the impact.
“It’s disposable income,” Doug McMurrain said. “Are you going to buy a cowboy hat? Or are you going to buy ground beef to put on the table for your kids and your family to eat? You buy the food.”…