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Democrats Pick Fight over How GOP’s SNAP Change Hits States
- On July 6, Oklahoma nonprofit leaders warned that new SNAP rules in a federal bill will create a food crisis by shifting costs to states.
- This federal legislation arose after Alaska and other states recorded high SNAP payment error rates above 6%, triggering requirements to share benefit costs starting in 2028.
- Alaska faces the highest error rate in the nation at 24.66%, partly due to staff cuts under Governor Dunleavy, resulting in $12 million federal fines and delayed benefit processing.
- Senator Murkowski secured a two-year reprieve for Alaska and other states with the highest error rates, though Democrats criticize this as rewarding errors and insufficient for most states.
- The new SNAP cost-sharing rules will pressure strained state budgets from 2028 onward, prompting calls for improved oversight and concern over worsening food insecurity nationwide.
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Anti-Hunger Groups Brace For Federal SNAP Cuts
Oregon lawmakers would have to find an extra $850 million in the state budget starting in 2028 to cover cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill just signed by President Donald Trump. Alex Aghdaei, policy analyst and outreach coordinator with Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, said the bill is projected to cause an estimated 100,000 Oregonians to lose SNAP coverage by 2034. He said policymaker…
Murkowski, Sullivan sought to insulate Alaska from the harshest impacts of the budget reconciliation bill. Will it be enough?
A recent statewide audit found that Alaska’s Division of Public Assistance fails to adhere to existing federal eligibility laws for Medicaid and SNAP.
'A food crisis': SNAP group, food bank brace for effects of 'Big Beautiful Bill' in Oklahoma
Most if not all new rules and restrictions created by the massive spending bill now signed into law will take effect in 2028. Still, Oklahoma anti-hunger experts expect food stamps and free meal programs to be in serious jeopardy."It's definitely going to be a food crisis," Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma CEO Jeff Marlow told 2 News on July 6."We did call it a setback. It is a fundamental change to how the program works," Hunger Free Oklahoma CEO …
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