The pressure has been mounting all week for the federal government to address SNAP benefits, which provide money for low-income households to buy groceries.
While politicians blamed each other for the federal shutdown, local leaders urged governments to declare an emergency and do something so that people don’t starve. Businesses stepped up. Food pantries prepared.
About 1.4 million Ohioans, including 190,000 Cuyahoga County residents, will go without help starting Saturday…