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State warns food banks to prep for 400,000 in need; Feds warn SNAP will “not be issued to New Mexico families” next week, if shutdown persists

The state’s top human services officials are organizing food banks and warning legislators that 400,000 of New Mexico’s needy families will be unable to pay for food starting next week following federal warnings that state SNAP funds “are not funded and that they will not be issued to New Mexico families if the shutdown persists.” […]