Arizona SNAP Cuts
A House-passed budget package that could have a big effect on Arizona's SNAP recipients and require the state to pay millions in matching money is anticipated to be sent to the U.S. Senate for consideration this week.
According to the measure, states like Arizona would have to pay a portion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's expenses by 2028, and billions would be eliminated from the program countrywide.
Currently, SNAP is fully federally funded.
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The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres
