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Governor and Executive Council meeting Wednesday in the Executive Council Chambers at the State House. (PAULA TRACY PHOTO)

CONCORD — The state’s Executive Council on Wednesday approved emergency funding to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients access healthy food if the federal government shutdown goes beyond this Saturday.

It also voted to rescind the state’s fire ban following an extended summer drought.

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