The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance.
Gov. Wes Moore said in a statement on Tuesday that the state would “explore every avenue possible to make sure Maryland has fair and representative maps.”
The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster food pantries or both.
A federal court says Republican legislators diluted Black voter strength. New maps may help Democrats break the G.O.P. supermajority in Jackson on Nov. 4.
Johnny DuPree, the longest-serving mayor of Hattiesburg, Miss., is making a run for a new State Senate seat drawn with a majority of Black voters.
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