EAGAN, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz pledged $4 million to Minnesota foodbanks to meet an expected rush this weekend when people lose their federal nutrition allowances due to the federal government shutdown. Speaking in Eagan, Walz said:
“Food shelves provide a refuge for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans. Yet the Trump Administration has chosen to cut off these critical benefits that keep families from going hungry. But if Washington won’t lead, Minnesota will.”
Walz called the state funding “a lifeline.” It’s a one-time emergency allocation to 300 state and tribal foodbanks, Walz said. FoodBanks are the only recourse for 440,000 Minnesotans who otherwise would be using federal waivers to shop at grocery stores.