RICHMOND, Va. — On a typical Wednesday in Richmond, as Lynette Hicks runs through her checklist of errands for the day, she would prefer not to be thinking about how a government shutdown may impact her quality of life.
“This is stressful for people,” she said. “A lot of people are going to feel this, and it’s not going to be good.”
She’s one of the tens of millions of Americans who rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for monthly food benefits…