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Federal changes to shift SNAP costs to Minnesota counties, which could mean property tax hikes
Minnesota county officials are concerned about changes to food assistance benefits under the tax and spending package ...
Layoffs hit UMN Extension food educators as MN grapples with Trump’s budget
Counties will bear a ‘huge administrative burden’ under the ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and new rules may stifle St. Paul’s ...
MN counties could see strain, 250K could lose coverage under Medicaid changes in Trump’s big bill
Exactly how cuts to public assistance programs in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will affect Minnesota is ...
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Minnesotans speak out against budget bill that boosts farmer safety net while slashing SNAP and Medicaid
SNAP is projected to be cut by $186 billion in the next 10 years, while Medicaid is expected to be cut by $1 trillion.
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Minnesota counties expect Medicaid, SNAP changes could result in tax increase
Minnesota counties are watching the U.S. House closely as lawmakers consider the One Big Beautiful Bill. If passed as is, it ...
Minnesota food shelves brace for impact of SNAP funding cut
An analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says up to 150,000 Minnesotans could lose or see their SNAP ...
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Here's how many Minnesotans could be impacted by cuts to SNAP
Property taxpayers in Minnesota may soon be on the hook for some spending cuts that Congress just approved. The president's ...
Minnesotans react to passing of Trump's 'big beautiful bill' that has major impacts on tax, Medicaid, SNAP
Gov. Tim Walz focused his ire on Minnesota's Republican delegation in Congress, accusing Reps. Emmer, Finstad, Fischbach and ...
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Minnesotans speak out against budget bill which boosts farmer safety net while slashing SNAP and Medicaid
In 2023, Minnesota received about $12 billion in federal Medicaid funding, said Minnesota Budget Project Communications Director Laura Mortenson. That money shows up in the state at hospitals and ...