The numbers are staggering, and the human cost is immeasurable. If the looming government shutdown extends past Halloween, a shocking 1.4 million Ohioans could suddenly find themselves without the food assistance they depend on for basic survival.

This isn’t just a statistic—it’s a potential humanitarian crisis unfolding in real-time across our communities, and Today in Ohio ’s podcast crew say it has turned the state’s most vulnerable into political pawns.

“In Cuyahoga County alone, about 190,000 people would see that help disappear on November 1st. So these are kids, seniors, veterans, pregnant women, people with disabilities and working families,” explained Leila Atassi, laying out the devastating local impact of the national crisis.

The podcast conversation quickly turned to the p

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