OHIO — Time is running out, and there are more questions than answers when it comes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits following rulings from two federal judges in separate cases.

But a local professor gave us some insight.

“The news today suggests that we have two rulings from federal court judges that would put a stay on the government's plan to cease SNAP benefits starting tomorrow,” said Rob Fischer, a professor at Case Western Reserve University.

Fischer said it’s not clear how long this might last, and what parts of the country are impacted.

“At least from the rulings so far, (I) have not seen whether it is geographically limited,” said Fischer.

On Friday, federal judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ruled the Trump administration cannot suspend SNA

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