Good morning, it’s Monday, November 10, 2025. In today’s edition, states struggle with SNAP changes as shutdown nears end; court halts Colorado social media law; Abbott, Lamont to seek new terms:
Top Stories
SHUTDOWN: State workers in charge of processing SNAP benefits are struggling to implement federal changes to the program under President Trump’s reconciliation bill, at the same time the shutdown has delayed this month’s payments. The law requires states to keep error rates below 6%, or else partially fund SNAP benefits themselves. Only eight states had error rates below the threshold in FY 2024. (Pluribus News)
The U.S. Senate on Sunday advanced compromise legislation that will reopen the government for three months in exchange for a vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits. Eight moderate Democrats voted with Republicans to advance the bill. (Associated Press)
MORE: The Trump administration ordered states to “immediately undo” steps taken to provide November SNAP benefits in a Saturday night memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The memo ordered states to provide 65% of the maximum benefit allotments and called efforts to send full benefits “unauthorized.” (MassLive) A federal appeals court ruled Sunday night that the administration had to fully fund SNAP benefits. (NBC News)
EVEN MORE: New York has postponed applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program, slated to open Nov. 3, because of the federal shutdown. About 1.5 million residents rely on the HEAP program to heat their homes over the winter. (Albany Times Union)
NATIONAL GUARD: Federal District Court Judge Karin Immergut has issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Portland. Immergut wrote that Trump did not have a lawful basis to federalize Guard troops in the face of protests outside an ICE facility. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
SOCIAL MEDIA: A federal judge in Denver has blocked Colorado’s new law requiring warning labels on social media apps. Judge William Martinez ruled that requiring the display likely violates the First Amendment rights of the companies that operate social media platforms. (Denver Post)
GAMBLING: Bipartisan legislation to legalize online sports betting advanced to the Wisconsin Senate floor for a vote. The measure would require gambling to be managed by the state’s federally recognized Native American tribes, which already offer in-person betting. (Wisconsin Examiner)
MARIJUANA: Ohio lawmakers are heading to conference committee over legislation to regulate recreational marijuana. The House version allows beverages containing 5mg or less of THC to be sold in restaurants and beverages with up to 10mg to be sold for carryout. A group of business and first responder interests is seeking $40 million for treatment for police and firefighters who suffer from PTSD. (State Affairs)
In Politics & Business
TEXAS: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) launched his campaign for a fourth term in office at a rally in Houston on Sunday. Abbott begins the campaign with nearly $90 million on hand. State Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D), businessman Andrew White (D) and rancher Bobby Cole (D) are running for the Democratic nomination. (Associated Press)
CONNECTICUT: Gov. Ned Lamont (D) has filed papers to run for a third term alongside Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz (D). Lamont is likely to hold a formal kickoff later this week, after a special session to tackle housing legislation wraps. (New Haven Register, CT Mirror)
NEW JERSEY: About 54% of New Jersey voters cast a ballot in last week’s elections, the highest turnout in a non-presidential election since 1998. Five years ago, voter turnout was just 40%. (New Jersey Monitor)
Turnout was about 53% in Virginia’s gubernatorial election, slightly below the 55% who turned out in 2021.
By The Numbers
$1.41 billion: The size of Oregon’s “kicker” that will be refunded to taxpayers next year. State law requires a refund when personal income taxes come in at least 2% higher than anticipated. It’s the sixth consecutive budget cycle in which Oregonians have received a kicker payment. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
More than 2,700: The number of flights canceled at U.S. airports on Sunday. Nearly 10,000 flights were delayed on Sunday in the midst of flight cuts ordered by the FAA during the shutdown. (Associated Press)
Off The Wall
Michigan residents are suggesting names for Thanksgiving turkeys Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) plans to pardon this year. Previously pardoned turkeys include Mitch E. Gander, Dolly Pardon and Aidan Cluckinson, named for Detroit Lions’ defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. (MLive)
Fifty years ago today, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior, the last commercial shipwreck on the Great Lakes. Relatives of the 29 crew who lost their lives held a memorial service at the Mariners’ Church of Detroit. (Michigan Advance)
Quote of the Day
“It’s going to be a long day, but it should be relatively smooth.”
— Connecticut House Speaker Matt Ritter (D), on plans for a special session on housing, immigration and food assistance legislation later this week. (Hartford Courant)