Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program has temporarily expanded the options for SNAP recipients to double their purchase value for produce.

House Speaker Matt Hall called the Senate plan "fake" and "political" while touting his work with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to provide $4.5 million to food banks in the state.

Due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits will pause on Nov. 1, prompting food banks in Michigan to increase operations and the state to donate $4.5 million to the Food Bank Council to

Concerns about food insecurity during the SNAP pause come at a time when food banks across the country are seeing a significant surge in demand.

State elected Democrats are struggling to pull together a plan that would continue food assistance for roughly 1.4 million Michiganders, just days before a Nov. 1 deadline. Attorney General Dana Nessel has sued President Donald Trump’s administration in response to an announcement that - starting next month - it will cut off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 22 other state attorneys general and three governors in filing a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for their decision to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP, for the month of November due to the ongoing federal shutdown.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP,

Even before SNAP benefits paused, pantries within the Greater Lansing Food Banks network were seeing consistent increases in usage.