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Arizonans gathered at the state Capitol to protest the potential loss of food aid due to a federal government shutdown.

The shutdown, which began Oct. 1, threatens SNAP benefits for 855,000 Arizonans.

Arizona's Attorney General joined 24 other states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration to prevent the halt in SNAP funding.

Arizonans bracing for food insecurity spoke out near the state Capitol on Oct. 30 in anticipation of the Trump administration making good on its threat to halt food aid as the federal government shutdown enters its second month.

A few dozen residents and activists gathered in front of the Arizona Department of Economic Security offices in the early evening.

Standing on the sidewalk on Jefferson Street and 17th Avenue across from the Cap

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