WASHINGTON -- With the Trump administration about to freeze food stamps, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced $1.8 million in emergency aid from state coffers Wednesday -- $1.90 for each of the nearly 951,000 Arizonans who rely on the program to buy groceries.

The state infusion is a tiny fraction of the $2 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP, sent by the federal government to Arizona in fiscal year 2024 -- roughly $5.5 million each day.

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