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Oregon families are starting to see their November food stamp benefits restored to their Oregon Trail Cards this morning, after Oregon Department of Human Services employees worked through the night to issue the funds, Gov. Tina Kotek said Friday. On Thursday afternoon, a federal judge told president Donald Trump he must find the money to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which has been threatened by the government shutdown. The federal government appealed that decision, but the order prompted Kotek to tell the Oregon Department of Human Services to release full SNAP benefits for November. More than 750,000 Oregonians rely on the food benefits. All Oregonians will get their full monthly benefit now, Kotek said, even if they typically get the benefits on a different schedule. Latest local politics stories Washington County dedicates funds to aid immigrants, refugees as ICE raids ‘instill fear and anxiety’ Oregon officials will not conduct criminal investigation of errantly registered voters who cast ballots Voters approve Washington County levy funding local libraries Washington County voters approve property tax increase to fund public safety Portland-area governments mobilize to help families in need as federal SNAP benefits remain in limbo “The Trump Administration’s decision to withhold food assistance from families in need was cruel and unlawful,” Kotek said in a Friday morning news release. “Oregonians shouldn’t have to wait for a court order to get the help they qualify for and need.”
