The shutdown brought people who rely on SNAP an extra helping of economic hardship
- Written by Orgul Demet Ozturk, Associate Professor of Economics, University of South Carolina

Millions of the poorest Americans are probably feeling the aftershocks of the partial government shutdown weeks after it ended.
One big reason for that is how it disrupted the flow of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Florida, Ohio, Virginia and many other states are...
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