PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As Nov. 1 approaches and the government remains shut down, the Arizona Department of Economic Security says the United States Department of Agriculture has instructed states to pause issuing November SNAP benefits.
There are over 855,000 people in Arizona in September who were issued SNAP benefits, and thousands of retailers across the state where those benefits could be spent.
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