Colorado lawmakers approve $10 million to bolster food banks as SNAP benefits dry up

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FILE - A box holding ingredients for tamales sits in rows in the parking lot of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on Dec. 2, 2022, from the Food Bank of the Rockies.

Food Bank of the Rockies President Erin Pulling speaks at a press conference
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis announces steps the state plans to take to assist residents who depend on the federal SNAP, or food stamp, program, which is in jeopardy during the federal government shutdown, at a press conference Oct. 22, 2025 at the governor’s residence in Denver. Standing behind him, from left, Food Bank of the Rockies Presient Erin Pulling, Colorado Department of Human Services Executive Director Minna Castillo, Commissioner of Education Susana Cordova, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera.

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