A little help
As the federal government shutdown continues, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced the use of $2 million to support food banks in the state, reports AL.com’s Savannah Tryens-Fernandes.
The money is coming from the state’s emergency fund. It’ll go to eight food banks that collectively serve every county in an effort to fill some of the gap left by suspension of SNAP, the federal program formerly known as Food Stamps…