CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon today declared a public welfare emergency and issued an executive order authorizing up to $10 million in state emergency funds to ensure Wyoming families continue to have access to food if federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dollars run out due to the ongoing federal shutdown.

Federal SNAP funding is considered discretionary spending. Because Congress has not passed a funding resolution, federal resources may be exhausted as soon as Nov. 1, leaving Wyoming families without benefits.

“Food insecurity doesn’t care about political parties,” Gordon said. “Wyoming will not allow its citizens to go hungry because Washington can’t do its job.”

The order directs the Wyoming Department of Family Services to coordinate with the state’s budget dire

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