SNAP Benefit Map Shows States Offering Help
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President Donald Trump’s push for GOP-led states to redraw congressional boundaries has set off a wave of redistricting efforts.
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Va. Democrats roll out redistricting amendment to counter GOP map changes in other states
Virginia House Democrats on Tuesday afternoon released the long-awaited text of their proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to modify congressional districts mid-decade if another state redraws its own congressional map for political reasons.
Republicans in Texas, North Carolina and Missouri have passed new maps while Democrats in California, Illinois and Virginia are pursuing similar efforts in response.
NC GOP statehouse leaders say the legislature will meet next week to redraw the state's congressional districts, saying they're following Trump's call to "fight back."
The Virginia House of Delegates, controlled by Democrats, completed the first of several steps Wednesday that could allow for a redrawing of Virginia's congressional maps before the 2026 midterms.
More than two dozen Democratic state leaders are suing the Department of Agriculture after the Trump administration said it would not use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
Food assistance programs that keep 42 million Americans fed are set to expire in just four days as the government shutdown continues with seemingly no end in sight. Now, a group of more than 20 states are suing the Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits.