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A spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last month that proposes cuts to federal food aid could end up ...
Budget officials in Michigan have reported that federal food assistance spending cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill ...
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been a vocal opponent to President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful ...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claims the federal budget plan currently moving through Congress will cost Michiganders $900 million in ...
A federal budget proposal could reduce or take away vital benefits for those already struggling to afford basic needs, and ...
At the end of the day, there's no way for us to backfill a cut of that magnitude,” said Jen Flood, state budget director for ...
Michigan's State Budget Office says the changes to the federal food assistance program could hit the state budget hard.
According to the State Budget Office, the bill could cost Michigan $900 million and and threaten benefits for many Michigan ...
In the 2024 fiscal year, about $3.2 billion in SNAP benefits were spent in Michigan. The additional costs to the Michigan government would be on top of the large numbers of Michiganders losing ...
Lawmakers are warning that proposed federal Medicaid cuts could have a devastating impact on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also called SNAP. The state of Michigan tracks food ...