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Some legislative hearings at the Minnesota Capitol were canceled Monday because of the heavy snowfall over the weekend, but about 300 hunger-relief advocates are still connecting with lawmakers virtually for Hunger Day on the Hill. 

The event is organized by the statewide by the nonprofit The Food Group and a coalition of about 40 organizations. Advocates are pushing lawmakers to strengthen food access programs such as funding for food shelves and efforts to help people who could lose SNAP benefits because of federal policy changes. 

Rachel Holmes, the director of advocacy and community at The Food Group, joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk about legislative priorities. 

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Thousands of Minnesotans are set to lose SNAP benefits under new federal eligibility rules. That change, along with a strain on the emergency food system due to the ICE surge, is leading hunger relief advocates to ask for more funding from lawmakers. 

With SNAP eligibility changes and ICE surge, hunger relief advocates lobby for state funding

Boxes of snacks sit on a shelf with the sign, "One item per household."

With SNAP eligibility changes and ICE surge, hunger relief advocates lobby for state funding

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