Portage Township Trustee Jason Critchlow says SNAP recipients shouldn't wait until Nov. 1 to prepare to lose their benefits. He suggests keeping current on paperwork, trying to stretch food spending more this week, and reaching out to food pantries.

"Every day, every week, it moves in that direction because when you look at our political competitors, they're pretty well gerrymandered across every state they control," Braun told reporters in Elkhart County on Wednesday.

Other programs not impacted — yet.

The FAFSA form for the 2026 academic year went live Wednesday as scheduled, despite a government shutdown.