West Virginia
Morrisey commits up to $13M in state funds to fill SNAP void; WV Guard to distribute
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, on Oct. 28, 2025, challenged West Virginia citizens to donate money to a new fund — which the state will match to the tune of up to $13 million — to buy and distribute food to food banks and pantries across the state as federal SNAP benefits (commonly known as food stamps) are set to expire on Nov. 1, 2025, as the federal government remains shut down. Morrisey also said he would call up to 200 West Virginia National Guard personnel to active duty to aid in the distribution of the food. Morrisey said the temporary end of SNAP program funding left 270,000 West Virginians depending on food stamps and other nutrition programs “caught in the crossfire” in the Congressional war of wills that led to the shutdown, which the Republican governor blamed on Democrats.