ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s been over 40 days since the government shutdown began.
As of Nov. 1, people who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have experienced uncertainty over how they will put food on the table, since funding has been in a legal back-and-forth at the federal level.
In the Tampa Bay area, according to the Center for American Progress (CAP), counties like Hillsborough have over 225,257 people who rely on SNAP. In Pinellas, 97,006 rely on the program. In Polk, 141,934, or 18% of its population…