Story By: Lillian Hall
MONTEVALLO, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Human Resources announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended beginning Nov. 1 due to a lapse in federal funding caused by the government shutdown.
According to the Washington Post, on Nov. 9, a federal appeals court rejected the effort by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the federal administration to cut off full SNAP benefits for November, citing “widespread harm” if payments were halted nationwide…