PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A number of Oregonians who receive federal food assistance were able to breathe a sigh of relief today as money hit their Electronic Benefits Transfer cards.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, was put on hold Saturday as the nation’s longest shutdown yet continues.
Oregon worked fast and was one of the first states nationwide to get SNAP benefits online following a ruling from a Rhode Island Judge on Thursday ordering the release of the full amount of funding for November’s food assistance program benefits…