Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager said there is no more important issue to fully fund SNAP benefits. A fiscal emergency would unlock a $1.3B reserve fund.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Susie Lee on Tuesday criticized Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo for not doing more to provide substitute benefits to the hundreds of thousands of Nevadans who are supposed to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits next month but who won’t because of the government shutdown.

Nevada joins states in lawsuit to keep SNAP funding. Meanwhile, the Fed eyes a 0.25% rate cut amid layoffs, and the Toronto Blue Jays tie the World Series 6-2 after an 18-inning Game 3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Nevada approves $30 million in emergency funding for food banks serving 500,000 residents facing SNAP benefit suspension during government shutdown.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will expire Saturday for millions of Americans across the nation due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. This unprecedented crisis threatens to leave approximately 42 million people — including children,

Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine on Friday called for state leaders to work toward a solution to preserve SNAP benefits for nearly half a million Nevadans set to lose access if the government shutdown persists into November.

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is asking the Trump Administration to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits continue for Nevada families

Email records indicate the governor had included the treasurer in federal communications, but later asked him to step back.