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Trump’s 'Big, Beautiful Bill' will slash SNAP benefits; here’s how it could hurt Lynchburg’s local food system
A proposal known as Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" has made its way through Congress and while the president touts it as a win for fiscal responsibility, leaders in Lynchburg fear it will devastate vulnerable families and the community food networks that support them.
Trump’s megabill slashes food aid while boosting subsidies for industrial farms
On Friday, President Trump signed the bill into law. It gives billions in subsidies to large commodity farms while cutting food assistance for low-income families and weakening climate-focused farm programs.Ayurella Horn-Muller reports for Grist.In short:The legislation expands subsidies for large-scale corn, cotton, and soybean growers by $50 billion and removes climate spending rules attached to funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.Cuts to t…
Food Bank Blasts Impending Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP
CHICOPEE — The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is expressing outrage over last week’s passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid/MassHealth, which it calls “lifelines for millions of children, older adults, low-wage working people, veterans, and people with disabilities across the country. “This bill is not just harmful policy; it’s a direct assault…
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