The plan to fund SNAP amid the federal government shutdown faces an uncertain path in a politically divided Michigan Legislature.

The lawsuit filed in Massachusetts claims the U.S. Department of Agriculture is illegally refusing to pay for food assistance in November.

LANSING — Tens of thousands of Northern Michigan residents could go hungry this weekend as federal food benefits are set to lapse. The Supplemental Food Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will stop paying out benefits on Nov. 1, owing to the continued government shutdown.

The federal government shutdown has led to a pause in SNAP. In Michigan, the Fair Food Network is taking steps to ensure families can still put food on the table.

The city of Flint is making plans to launch a food voucher program to help households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if benefits are suspended starting on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP,

Some West Michigan families are anxious as SNAP benefit cuts take effect in a few days. The Salvation Army strives to meet rising demand with limited resources.