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Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans who rely on federal food aid may need food assistance as federal SNAP funding is expected to run dry Saturday due to the U.S. government shutdown.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the debit cards that people use as part of SNAP to buy groceries will not be reloaded as of Nov. 1, the Associated Press reported…