This article originally published at SNAP benefits to be partially funded in November; CT to designate $400 million with federal cuts.

Federal judges in RI and MA have ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release federal SNAP benefits by noon on Monday.

CT families receiving SNAP benefits could lose nearly $200 monthly on average, a bigger hit than families would feel in any other state.

The Connecticut Content Creator Collaborative features influencers like Alexa Curtis, ESPN anchor Arda Ocal and Michael Pollack of New Haven Pizza Club.

With a federal government shutdown likely to expand into November, hundreds of thousands of people in Connecticut will not receive November SNAP benefits.

(WFSB) - Connecticut lawmakers reacted to a federal ruling on SNAP benefits Friday. The ruling from two federal judges says that the Trump administration must continue to fund SNAP, the biggest food aid program in the country, by using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

HARTFORD — Connecticut is joining 21 other states and three governors in suing President Donald Trump along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary Brooke Rollins over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP benefits for November, state Attorney General William Tong announced Tuesday.

Groups like Connecticut Voices for Children and Connecticut Social Services are encouraging SNAP recipients to spend their benefits before Nov. 1.

The plaintiffs, including CT, say the Trump administration’s suspension of SNAP benefits during the government shutdown is ‘contrary to law.’

Over 40 million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance Saturday if the government shutdown continues into November.