Food banks in NV face a triple whammy: cuts in federal grants that help them buy food, rising costs of groceries and the impending end of federal food benefits.

The money will boost access to food at pantries statewide, but some legislators want to send cash directly to affected Nevadans instead.

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

The lawsuit argues that during previous federal government shutdowns, SNAP benefits have never been interrupted.

Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro has said legislative efforts will likely provide "short term relief."

Nevada's congressional delegation have been active in town halls and press calls, blaming their political opponents for the fallout.

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

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, one of just two Democrats to back the GOP funding bill, said Republicans need to negotiate on ACA subsidies.

If approved on Thursday, the funding will support a program that reaches 55,000 Nevadans and was at risk of temporary closure due to the federal shutdown.

With air traffic controllers calling out sick and small business loans on pause, Nevada lawmakers on both sides express concern.

The continuing resolution that would have funded the government through late November failed to clear the necessary 60-vote threshold Tuesday night.