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New requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could remove food aid for 114,000 Kentuckians.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) expands work reporting requirements to previously exempt groups.

Newly affected groups include caregivers with older children, adults aged 55-64, veterans, and residents of high-unemployment areas.

The end of the nation’s longest ever government shutdown brought a sigh of relief for Kentuckians who depend on federal food assistance. After weeks of unnecessary delays and intentional confusion, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits arrived just in time to prevent an empty table this Thanksgiving. But for many, the relief will be short-lived. Now that the acute stress of the shutdown-induced

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