With the government shutdown nearing the one-month mark, and with tens of thousands of Utahns about to lose their food stamp benefits, it’s time for Utah’s famous generosity to shift into high gear.

As the Deseret News reported this week, 86,000 households and 177,000 individuals in the state rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP or food stamps.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture told Utah to stop its November allotments for the program. Households may still redeem unused benefits from previous months, but nothing new may be apportioned until the shutdown ends, and that end is at the discretion of the nation’s political leaders.

Washington has also declared it will not use the $5 billion it holds in contingency funds to cover parts o

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