SNAP BENEFITS LIMBO
ON SATURDAY, MORE THAN ONE POINT FIVE MILLION OHIOANS SAW THEIR SNAP BENEFITS COME TO AN END. DESPITE JUDICIAL RULING TO FUND THE PROGRAM, SNAP REMAINS IN LIMBO LEAVING OHIO HUNGRY. 
TWO FEDERAL JUDGES RULED FRIDAY THE WHITE HOUSE MUST CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THE NATIONS BIGGEST FOOD AID PROGRAM USING EMERGENCY RESERVE FUNDS DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, WHICH IS NOW IN ITS 34TH DAY. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE'S ASKING LAWYERS TO CLARIFY HOW TO LEGALLY FUND SNAP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN HOLDING OUT ON A BILL TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT, URGING REPUBLICANS TO ADD AN EXTENSION TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDY.