Michigan directs SNAP vendor to resume full payments for November
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is directing its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) vendor to issue full payments for November.
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is directing its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) vendor to issue full payments for November.
The USDA allocation that could put full payments into action, rather than a partial payment, remains mired in court.
The federal government shutdown impacts now include flight cancelations as an FAA order to cut back flights begins. In the meantime, court battles ramp up over the status of SNAP food stamp benefits. CBS News has this report.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it will distribute partial SNAP benefits to recipients starting Saturday.
Michigan will start providing November's SNAP benefits on Saturday, catching up for those who normally see a food stamp benefit added to their Michigan Bridge Card by now. But the food stamp allocations will be only partial amounts for now, state officials say.
SNAP food assistance, which in Michigan is issued via the EBT Bridge Card, is facing delays given a halt in federal funding. Agencies such as the United Way for Southeastern Michigan are focused on finding ways to help provide groceries to fill the gap. Here's a look.
"Now we'll have to prioritize which bills we can pay and which can wait," said one mother of two about a looming freeze in food aid.
With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.
The Michigan Senate supports creating a backup fund for SNAP food assistance in the state, but the House has yet to vote.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced state funding allocation to Food Bank Council of Michigan, while the legislature works on a plan to temporarily fund SNAP benefits for state residents.
State officials will direct $4.5 million to Food Bank Council of Michigan to help fill in the gaps as SNAP funding runs out.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is leading a coalition of governors in an appeal to the White House to fund the SNAP food assistance program.
Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program has temporarily expanded the options for SNAP recipients to double their purchase value for produce.
The federal government shutdown has entered Day 30, with dwindling funds for food assistance from SNAP among the closely watched details.
Over 29,000 civilian federal workers live in Michigan, many of them in Metro Detroit, the Congressional Research Service says.
Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program extends the purchase power for food stamp recipients at participating retailers.
About 42 million Americans could be losing critical food assistance in just two weeks. Last week, the agriculture secretary announced the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps, will run out of money soon because of the government shutdown. It's not clear whether the Trump administration will step in to find the money to continue paying benefits as it had with other priorities. More than a dozen states have paused accepting new food stamp applications as a result of the funding unknowns. Michigan is still accepting applications at this time.
The federal government shutdown began October 1, with the impacts becoming more serious by the day. CBS News has this report.
The SNAP (food stamps) and WIC (Women Infants Children) food programs are federally-funded. CBS News takes a look at what those programs provide for families, and how long they might continue amid the federal government shutdown.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, is the largest anti-hunger program in the country. But it will soon face some of the largest budget cuts in its history as a result of the passage of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Michigan is among the states that sued the federal government over a pending rule that seeks extensive access to the records of SNAP recipients.
Double Up Food Bucks allows Michigan Bridge Card holders to receive twice the value in fruits and vegetables at participating locations.
Older, wealthier Americans would see the biggest lifetime benefit from the Republican budget bill, while younger generations could see losses, a new analysis says.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claims the federal budget plan currently moving through Congress will cost Michiganders $900 million in benefit cuts.
Summer EBT, which provides additional grocery funds on behalf of children age 6-18, is available for summer 2025.
A data center that could be coming to Allen Park, Michigan, is raising a lot of big questions. The company working on the project hosted a meeting on Saturday in an effort to answer some of them.
An Allen Park, Michigan, man has been sentenced for second-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing of his 84-year-old grandmother, according to court records.
Casey Wasserman, the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, says he is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Michigan is in a position to be No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll because the program had financial support to make moves in the transfer portal and coach Dusty May has developed a selfless culture that money can't buy.
A 57-year-old woman is facing two charges after law enforcement found 20 dogs and four turtles living in "deplorable conditions" while executing a search warrant at a Warren, Michigan, home on Thursday, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office said.
Experts say the Ambassador Bridge can't keep up with demand for trade, jobs and tourism between Detroit and Windsor anymore.
The mayor of Romulus, Michigan, says representatives with the Department of Homeland Security have informed him that the federal agency has secured a building in the city.
A 57-year-old woman is facing two charges after law enforcement found 20 dogs and four turtles living in "deplorable conditions" while executing a search warrant at a Warren, Michigan, home on Thursday, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office said.
The man suspected in the January crash at Detroit Metro Airport's McNamara Terminal is charged with one count of aggravated stalking in a separate incident, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
A data center that could be coming to Allen Park, Michigan, is raising a lot of big questions. The company working on the project hosted a meeting on Saturday in an effort to answer some of them.
Union Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker, TJ Sabula, "has no discipline on his record."
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In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $2.90 per gallon, which is 2 cents less than last week and 29 cents less than at the same time last year.
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Casey Wasserman, the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, says he is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old Olympic veteran from Colorado, also reflected on her Olympic crash, saying, "I don't have regrets."
White Castle has invited lovers, loved ones and the soon-to-be in love to an intimate meal at its restaurants every Valentine's Day for the past 35 years.
The mayor of Romulus, Michigan, says representatives with the Department of Homeland Security have informed him that the federal agency has secured a building in the city.
The FBI and sheriff's department have been investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, for nearly two weeks.
Officials announced eligibility for mothers and babies in the city of Detroit.
Two Metro Detroit representatives are among those sponsoring a bill that calls for a 32% tax on any wireless device purchased for someone age 17 and younger.
The Oakland Community Health Network will now be taking over that responsibility amidst a financial dispute between the two organizations.
Legionella testing at Oakland County government facilities has detected the bacteria in the water systems of two additional buildings.
When the temperatures plummet, and the snow starts piling up, most of us have the same instinct: retreat indoors, crank up the heat, and get cozy.
Michigan is in a position to be No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll because the program had financial support to make moves in the transfer portal and coach Dusty May has developed a selfless culture that money can't buy.
Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old Olympic veteran from Colorado, also reflected on her Olympic crash, saying, "I don't have regrets."
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