State Treasurer Stacy Garrity is saying she’s willing to loan funds from the state’s investment pool to backfill the stoppage of federal food assistance – but Gov. Josh Shapiro is unlikely to take her up on the offer, saying that such a move appears to be impossible within the constraints of the law.

In a letter sent on Wednesday, Garrity proposes giving the Shapiro administration a loan from the state’s Short-Term Investment Pool (STIP) to cover the next month of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), given that federal funds for the program are not expected to be paid out for November due to the ongoing shutdown.

Roughly 2 million Pennsylvanians receive some benefit from SNAP, historically known as food stamps. The program is federally funded as part of the U.S. Depa

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