Panel Sounds Alarm on Impacts of Federal Cuts

Panel sounds alarm on impacts of federal cuts

RICHMOND — Virginia already is likely to face $1.75 billion in new costs for K-12 public schools and Medicaid over the next two years.

Committee studying federal cuts warns Virginia should prepare for additional spending

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Trump cuts expected to cost Virginia hundreds of millions in next state budget

Legislative staff warned that the impacts of Trump’s spending cuts will be felt for years to come over multiple budget cycles. The impacts of the Trump administration’s federal cuts are coming into focus for Virginia lawmakers.  Trump’s cuts to federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) alone will likely require lawmakers to find hundreds of millions of dollars in the state’s next budget to make up the difference, a…