LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The USDA has announced that, come Nov. 1, no SNAP benefits will be issued. Hundreds of thousands of Southern Nevadans who rely on the program will be affected.

The USDA also said that individual states cannot pay to continue to fund the program. The department says that states cannot cover the cost of benefits and be reimbursed because SNAP allotments are fully funded by the federal government.

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In a statement released Friday, Gov. Joe Lombardo also said that he has directed multiple departments to expand support for food banks and community partners that have SNAP beneficiaries, with preparations fo

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