Days after Maryland announced it would fill the funding gap for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through the rest of November, many are still waiting on their balances to be updated so they can feed their families.

A judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits by Friday, Nov. 7, overruling an earlier decision that ordered the administration to partially fund SNAP.

In Maryland, state-funded benefits could go out to residents by next week, according to our partners at the Baltimore Banner. Maryland committed more than $60 million to fill the SNAP funding gap.

Farmers impacted by SNAP uncertainty

The lapse in funding due to the ongoing government shutdown had a ripple effect in Maryland, impacting those who rely on the be

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