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The financial balance of U.S. states faces a significant challenge as recent federal policies shift the responsibility and costs of essential social programs onto their budgets. The question is not if ...
States, already facing cuts to services by Trump administration, now trying to figure out how to fit Medicaid and SNAP cuts ...
The Trump administration's budget adjustments are reshaping the financial landscape of essential social assistance programs. With cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, states are now facing the daunting task of ...
A wide array of hunger and health care advocates are hoping to mitigate the effects of some provisions in Trump’s budget bill ...
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” offers tax cuts to the wealthiest at the expense of low-income children’s health and education.
How potential federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP could trigger the loss of a million-plus jobs, reduced economic activity, and less state revenue. The Commonwealth Fund. March 25, 2025.
Opinion: A SNAP cost-share would hit states twice Opinion: The unconscionably high cost of cutting federal food programs House Ag Republicans struggle with spending cuts; state SNAP cost-share ...
The Medicaid cuts recently approved by Congress and President Donald Trump could force states into difficult decisions, ...
President Donald Trump’s new budget package cuts funding for programs like Medicaid and SNAP through work requirements.
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' promising tax cuts and federal program reductions could cost Oklahoma upwards of $1 billion due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts. State lawmakers discuss potential implications.
Holmes JFS Director Dan Jackson says the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill won't be felt locally until October 2026.
Missouri currently pays about 35% of the cost of covering about 900,000 people covered by traditional Medicaid. Anyone who is enrolled now in the expansion group would be covered with a 90% ...