“Big, Beautiful” Backlash: Senate Republicans Torched By Hometown Headlines
KREM (Washington): 'If you lose the hospital, you kill the town': WA leaders warn Medicaid cuts could devastate rural communities
9News (Colorado): 'Everyone would lose their jobs': Local business worries about worst-case scenario if Medicaid is gutted.
Miami Herald: ‘Beautiful’ bill cuts Florida seniors’ food stamps. That’s ugly.
Lexington Herald-Leader: Trump’s budget bill could cut federal food assistance to 575,000 Kentuckians
South Carolina Daily Gazette: Repealing clean energy tax credits would raise SC utility bills, reduce jobs
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Clean energy tax cuts in reconciliation budget would stall renewable energy projects in Iowa
Alabama:
Alabama Poltical Reporter: Senate Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to shutter Alabama hospitals. “When House Republicans recently passed their version of President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill,’ experts warned that the legislation’s proposed cuts to Medicaid would leave millions of Americans without health care coverage. Now, Senate Republicans are proposing even greater cuts to Medicaid in their version of the bill, threatening to limit provider taxes which help states collect more federal matching funds for the program. The New York Times estimates that the policy could result in funding shortfalls of hundreds of billions of dollars for states over the next decade if implemented.” [Alabama Political Reporter, 6/19/25]
WBRC: Nonprofits in Alabama worried about cuts to SNAP benefits under proposed ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ “Federal funding cuts to food assistance and healthcare could be coming if Congress passes President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”. It has nonprofits sounding the alarm about the impact in Alabama. Alabama Arise says if this bill passes, it could reduce or take away SNAP benefits and vital health coverage for hundreds of thousands of Alabamians who struggle to afford basic needs. Over the past few weeks, Alabama Arise and other nonprofits have been holding town halls around the state trying to get the word out about impacts. The bill could cut nearly $300 billion to SNAP over the next decade and would shift part of the benefit cost to the state which could be hundreds of millions of dollars. Alabama Arise says there are 750,000 people in the state that depend on SNAP benefits.” [WBRC, 6/6/25]
Alabama Reflector: Federal SNAP, Medicaid cuts could harm Alabamians and the state budget, advocates say. “A budget bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives could impose significant financial and social challenges in Alabama. The measure could cut food assistance and Medicaid program funding that serve hundreds of thousands of people with low incomes in Alabama, and potentially cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars annually. It’s still unclear if it will pass the U.S. Senate. The legislation, which passed the House largely along party lines, proposes funding reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid. Experts and state officials warn the cuts could lead to increased hunger, loss of health care coverage and other economic consequences across the state, particularly in vulnerable rural communities.” [Alabama Reflector, 6/2/25]
AL.com: Alabama food banks brace for ‘massive’ spike in demand amid federal cuts. “At a time when more people are facing hunger, a major food bank in Birmingham says it lost out on about 2.6 million meals as a result of cuts by the federal government. The federal government in March slashed nearly $1 billion of funding for food banks nationwide, and ended a program that sourced fresh food directly from local farmers.” … “Congress is now considering a tax bill that would cut $230 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food benefits to families with low incomes. That bill passed the House Wednesday night.” [AL.com, 5/23/25]
AL.com: Plan to cut Medicaid threatens a ‘critical lifeline’ for Alabamians with disabilities. “Ali Rogers wishes she could serve everyone who needs help in her rural community in northeast Alabama, but she doesn’t have the resources or space to be able to. Rogers runs The Arc of Dekalb County, a center that provides housing, day programs and other services to adults with disabilities. The center is at capacity, but she still estimates about a person a week comes in asking for help. She had to put a sign on the front door with a 1-800 number to call to get on a waitlist.” [AL.com, 4/15/25]
Alaska:
Your Alaska Link: Alaskans worry as Trump’s budget bill targets food stamp cuts. “Lawmakers in Washington are debating the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a sweeping budget plan that brings back Trump-era tax cuts—but also includes deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, or food stamps. Thousands of Alaskans rely on these programs, and many are concerned about what these changes could mean. The bill would add tougher work and paperwork requirements for people receiving benefits. It would also shift more of the cost and responsibility for SNAP to the states.” [Your Alaska Link, 6/19/25]
Alaska Public Media: Who has beef with the Republican mega-bill? Alaska’s solar industry, among others. “A cluster of anti-hunger champions took a breather Wednesday afternoon in a stairwell of the Cannon House Office building. ‘We have 500 advocates on the Hill today, from almost every state in the nation, and we have 200 Hill meetings,’ said Cheri Andes, an organizer for Bread for the World, from Massachusetts. Proposed cuts to SNAP and Medicaid have captured most of the attention since the reconciliation bill emerged in the House in May, but in its more than 1,000 pages are sections that have all kinds of interest groups knocking on congressional doors. They’re asking lawmakers to block the bill, or blunt some of its provisions.” [Alaska Public Media, 6/12/25]
Anchorage Daily News: Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under U.S. budget bill. “The U.S. social safety net would be jolted if the budget bill backed by President Donald Trump and passed Thursday by the House of Representatives becomes law. It would impose work requirements for low-income adults to receive Medicaid health insurance and increase them for food assistance as well as cut funding for services like birth control to the nation’s biggest abortion provider.” [Anchorage Daily News, 5/22/25]
Alaska Public: 14,000 Alaskans could lose health insurance with Medicaid work requirement. “An estimated 14,000 Alaskans, and millions of Americans, would lose their health insurance from one feature of the Republican budget reconciliation bill now pending in Congress. That element is a requirement that certain Medicaid recipients prove that they worked at least 80 hours each month.” [Alaska Public, 5/15/25]
Environmental Health News: Alaska villages face soaring energy costs as GOP debate threatens clean energy tax credits. “As Republicans in Congress battle over the future of clean energy tax credits, rural Alaskan communities like Noatak fear losing critical financial lifelines that help power their homes and reduce sky-high energy bills.” [Environmental Health News:, 5/6/25]
New York Times: Congress’s Fight Over Trump’s Agenda Runs Through Alaska. “So a few years ago, in an effort to build a local source of electricity and save residents money, the Inupiat village of 500 worked with its utility company to install a small farm of solar panels. And when Congress approved new tax credits for clean energy projects in 2022 through the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Joseph R. Biden Jr., the village saw an opportunity to buy more. But the fate of the project — and dozens more like it in Alaska and around the country — is now in doubt, leaving villagers unsure of their financial future.” [New York Times, 5/5/25]
Arizona:
AZ Central: GOP bill would gut clean energy manufacturing in Arizona, analysts and advocates say. “But a long list of analysts and advocates are adamant that it would have devastating consequences for clean energy progress, related manufacturing projects and jobs, air quality and electricity prices in Arizona — all while adding between $3.3 trillion and $5.2 trillion to the federal debt, which Trump promised and has so far failed to lower.” … “In Arizona specifically, which has benefited more than most states from clean energy investments related to then-President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act since 2022, the cuts would jeopardize more than 25,000 solar and EV manufacturing and construction jobs and add nearly $160 to average annual household energy costs by 2035, according to the nonpartisan energy and climate policy think tank's report.” [AZ Central, 5/24/25]
ABC15 Arizona: Trump's budget bill could benefit wealthy instead of the poor, analysis reveals. “President Donald Trump's new spending bill could help the rich and hurt the poor, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The office found that the bill would cut federal support for Medicaid by $698 billion and reduce funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—also known as food stamps—by $267 billion.” [ABC15 Arizona, 5/21/25]
Arizona Republic: GOP budget bill could kick 300K Arizonans off health insurance, Dem lawmakers warn. “More than 300,000 Arizonans would lose their health insurance under a Republican reconciliation bill making its way through Congress, according to the Democrats who represent Arizona in Washington, D.C. Lawmakers are under pressure to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal budget and pass a bill that extends the 2017 tax break passed during President Donald Trump’s first administration.” [Arizona Republic, 5/20/25]
KJZZ: Proposed cuts to AZ Medicaid program will likely impact rural communities, increase premiums. “Proposed federal cuts to Arizona’s Medicaid program will likely have a painful impact on the state’s economy, as well as those who rely on the program.” … “It would cause an increase in health care premiums for private sector plans, not just economic losses for hospitals, but increased premiums for private health insurance.” [KJZZ, 4/14/25]
AZ Mirror: Trump’s attack on clean energy tax credits will cost Arizona families. “A number of recent studies have highlighted how getting rid of clean energy tax credits will raise energy costs for Arizonans. The Clean Energy Buyers Association, for instance, released a report that found that repealing clean energy tax credits would lead to average residential electricity prices in Arizona increasing by over 7% by 2026. Energy Innovation released a report that estimated that repealing clean energy provisions would increase average annual household energy costs in Arizona by $210 by 2030. Eliminating these programs would strip Arizona of over $200 million and raise costs for families. The Home Energy Rebates program provides up to $14,000 per household, saves Americans $1 billion annually and supports 50,000 jobs. Cutting it would cost Arizona $153 million. The Weatherization Assistance Program helps low-income households save $372 a year, and eliminating it means a $48 million loss. That’s higher bills, fewer resources — money that Trump shouldn’t take from our state.” [AZ Mirror, 4/8/25]
Arkansas:
KASU: Arkansas advocates raise concerns over Medicaid and SNAP cuts by Congress. “Keesa Smith-Brantley, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, one of several organizations sounding alarms over Congressional cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps. Appearing on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics and Capitol View, she offered her perspective on how Medicaid cuts would affect Arkansans. ‘We’ve got about 800,000 Arkansans that utilize Medicaid,’ she said. ‘We should be concerned about that. Hospitals have already raised the alarm, they’ve already said they’re operating on razor-thin margins, and this will lead to more individuals showing up needing care that don’t have insurance.’” [KASU, 6/18/25]
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: GOP aims to narrow coverage access. “Congressional Republicans are pursuing changes to the Affordable Care Act that would mean 10.7 million fewer Americans using its insurance marketplaces and Medicaid, a huge reduction that some view as a way to accomplish part of the health care coverage cancellation that failed in 2017.” [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 6/3/25]
KARK: House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care. “House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation revealed late Sunday is touching off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried but failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during Trump’s first term in 2017.” [KARK, 5/12/25]
KATV: Potential $880B in federal cuts to Medicaid stokes fears among Arkansans. “Massive cuts called for in the federal government’s recently passed budget resolution have many in the nation and in Arkansas worried that deep cuts to Medicaid are coming. Wednesday, protestors gathered on Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, calling for the protection of Medicaid in Arkansas.” [KATV, 4/16/25]
Axios: Medicaid, SNAP cuts could threaten Arkansas jobs. “States could lose thousands of jobs — including 10,900 jobs in Arkansas — and billions of dollars in economic output under potential Medicaid and food aid cuts, a new estimate finds.” [Axios, 3/31/25]
California:
LA Times: Medicaid rule proposal may deal a blow to California. “How can Congress cut Medicaid without explicitly cutting Medicaid? That has been a years-long dilemma facing fiscal conservatives in the Republican Party who have sought cuts to the country’s deficit-driving social safety net programs, including Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare, without generating political fallout from the tens of millions of Americans who will suffer the consequences. Now, GOP lawmakers have settled on a strategy, outlined in legislation that passed the House early Thursday morning after an all-night session focused on negotiations over the package that President Trump is calling his ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’” [LA Times, 5/22/25]
SFGate: House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care. “House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill,” at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation revealed late Sunday is touching off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried but failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during Trump's first term in 2017.” [SFGate, 5/12/25]
Colorado:
Denver Business Journal: Colorado energy companies warn of layoffs, price hikes if renewable tax credits cut. “Several Colorado energy companies on Thursday predicted layoffs and rising prices for consumers if the latest federal budget proposal passes and cuts renewable energy tax credits. The latest budget bill, making its way through the U.S. Senate, proposes overhauling the tax credits, which were last extended and expanded by the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act.” [Denver Business Journal, 5/30/25]
Denver Post: Colorado would lose billions in Medicaid funding under House Republicans' plan. “More than 100,000 Coloradans could lose their health insurance and the state would face a budget shortfall in the billions if Congress passes newly proposed cuts to Medicaid, according to preliminary estimates from state agencies and nonprofit groups. Two points in House Republicans' plan to slash Medicaid spending would cause most of the losses: work requirements, which a national nonprofit estimated would push anywhere from 95,000 to 108,000 people in Colorado off the program, and reducing states' ability to claim matching federal funds when they tax health care providers.’ [Denver Post, 5/15/25]
9News: 'Everyone would lose their jobs': Local business worries about worst-case scenario if Medicaid is gutted. “In a move that could impact both health care access and employment, House Republicans are proposing a tax bill that includes substantial cuts to Medicaid, potentially affecting millions of Americans who rely on the safety net program. Approximately 80 million adults and children across the U.S. are currently enrolled in Medicaid. The Republican plan, aimed at reducing federal spending to pay for President Donald Trump's tax cuts, could leave an estimated 8.5 million people nationwide without coverage.” [9News, 5/13/25]
The Colorado Sun: Colorado utility bills could rise, emissions cuts would be slowed if Trump ends clean energy tax credits. “In the seemingly never-ending cascade of federal funds abolished, cut or frozen by the Trump administration, a suite of energy tax credits — including ones for green energy — are garnering support from business and even Colorado Republican congressmen. There is a lot at stake for Colorado as the tax credits have sparked about $4.4 billion in investment and if cut could, by one estimate, boost annual household and business electric bills over the next five years by as much as $145 a year over the next five years.” [The Colorado Sun, 4/1/25]
Connecticut:
Hartford Courant: CT seniors forced to choose between high rents and costly groceries. They fear federal cuts will make it worse. “Shirley Dalenta’s biggest worry is that she won’t have enough money to stay in her home. The senior South Windsor resident is feeling squeezed with the high price of food, loss of funding for heating her home, and concerns about her 401k dipping based on the volatility of the stock market.” … “Whether those service cuts come to fruition hinges on how Congress votes on President Donald Trump’s bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and increased border security funding.” [Hartford Courant, 5/22/25]
Delaware:
The News Journal: 'This is life and death': How Trump's proposed Medicaid cuts could impact Delawareans. “Delawareans could soon see major changes to Medicaid under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22 by just one vote. Among its many proposed cuts, the bill includes several adjustments related to Medicaid, the health insurance program that helps eligible residents and families pay medical bills.” [The News Journal, 5/23/25]
Florida:
Pensacola News Journal: Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' would kick nearly 8K rural Floridians off Medicaid. “The Senate’s version of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” seeks to implement additional cuts to Medicaid compared to the iteration of the bill that already passed through the House. Initial estimates suggest that federal spending on Medicaid could be reduced by anywhere between $625 billion and upwards of $800 billion over 10 years. Slashing Medicaid would result in millions of American seniors losing their health care coverage while millions more would see rising premiums, according to experts. [Pensacola News Journal, 6/19/25]
Miami Herald: ‘Beautiful’ bill cuts Florida seniors’ food stamps. That’s ugly. “SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps. Nearly three million Floridians rely on it to put food on the table. But if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — do we really have to call it that? — is approved by the Senate as the House approved it, and the president signs it, the poor and elderly and children who depend on food stamps will suffer. That’s the big picture. Now here’s the on-the-ground reality in South Florida: Alida Gonzalez, 79, lives with her dog in subsidized senior housing in Cutler Bay. She gets by on a monthly $940 Social Security check, and she told Miami Herald reporter Max Klaver for a recent story that she ‘couldn’t live’ without food assistance.” [Miami Herald, 6/2/25]
Florida Phoenix: Florida SNAP recipients express fears about Trump tax bill’s cuts to food assistance. “Florida economists project budget deficits starting as early as the summer of 2026 — another potential obstacle for the Legislature to get involved in increasing its share to SNAP. More than 59% of SNAP participants in Florida are in families with children, and more than 41% are in families with older adult or disabled members, according to the CBPP. Citing U.S. Department of Agriculture data, the Florida Policy Institute estimates that 99,000 veterans in Florida participate in the SNAP program. FPI bills itself as an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing state policies and budgets that improve the economic mobility and quality of life for all Floridians.” [Florida Phoenix, 5/28/25]
WLRN: 'A lot of people will go hungrier': South Florida food charities brace for cuts on Trump bill. “Local hunger-relief organizations are expressing concern over the Trump administration budget bill's proposed cuts to medicaid and the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) that would affect more than one in 10 people in the state.” … “Florida has roughly 2.9 million SNAP recipients, making up 13% of the state's population. They received $6.4 billion from the federally funded program in 2023, making it an average of $184 per SNAP user per month. If signed into law, Florida would be responsible for nearly $1.6 billion in costs to maintain current SNAP benefits.” [WLRN, 6/3/25]
WUSF: Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ includes cuts to Medicaid, SNAP. What that means for Floridians. “For example, in Florida, the state would owe the federal government 25% of the total food benefits cost, according to 2023 error data published by the House Committee on Agriculture. In addition, states would receive less federal support to administer SNAP. The proposed changes would decrease the federal reimbursement rate for administrative costs to run SNAP from 50% to 25%. Taken together, both funding changes would have dire impacts in Florida, where around 3 million people rely on SNAP. It's estimated that the federal funding changes would more than double the cost of administering SNAP in Florida from around $89 million to $1.6 billion, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) report.” [WUSF, 5/30/25]
Tampa Bay Times: Congress could kill rooftop solar tax credits used by Florida homeowners. “Florida produces enough energy from the sun to power more than 2 million homes. But now local solar companies worry that progress could be undone. Part of the omnibus tax bill passed by the U.S. House last week would eliminate the tax credit homeowners use to help offset 30% of the cost of adding panels to their roofs at the end of this year — a sudden removal of one of the most commonly used tools to help make solar more affordable.” [Tampa Bay Times, 5/29/25]
Fox 13 Tampa Bay: Florida's solar boom could face federal road block if tax credit eliminated. “Florida has seen a massive surge in solar energy, with the state now producing enough solar power to run more than 2 million homes. Nearly 30,000 homeowners installed solar panels this year, taking advantage of a 30% federal tax credit that offsets costs — often saving homeowners thousands of dollars. But that incentive is now at risk. A large federal budget bill coined the "Big Beautiful Bill" moving through Congress includes provisions to eliminate the solar tax credit entirely. The legislation has already cleared the House and is expected to pass the Senate this month.” [Fox 13 Tampa Bay, 5/29/25]
Tampa Bay Business Journal: Tampa Bay business leaders urge Congress to preserve clean energy tax credits amid budget cut talks. “In Florida alone, the tax credits have led to more than 120 projects and 12,000 jobs, attracting more than $12 billion in investments, according to data from Clean Investment Monitor. CIM is a database created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rhodium Group that tracks public and private clean energy projects.” [Tampa Bay Business Journal, 5/6/25]
Georgia:
Georgia Public Broadcasting: For Georgia's aging population, Medicaid cuts threaten options for care. “Every morning, nurses at the Homeplace Adult Day Center in Wrens, Ga., engage their visitors in an exercise routine — they do right and left leg kicks and ankle rolls, and weights and jumping jacks, for those who are able.” … “Georgia has 22% of its state budget set aside for Medicaid, around $14 billion. The federal government covers about $9 billion of that. That share is expected to be much smaller if Congress passes President Donald Trump’s big spending bill.” [Georgia Public Broadcasting, 6/17/25]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Food stamp overhaul could pass as much as $812 million in costs to Georgia. “The state of Georgia could be on the hook to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to maintain a popular federal program that helps poor families afford groceries. The tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. House last week not only shifts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states, but it also implements new work requirements likely to lead to millions of people losing access to food stamps nationwide. The reconciliation bill also eliminates an educational program intended to help low-income families and students make smarter food choices and reduce childhood obesity.” [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5/28/25]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Cuts to EV, clean energy tax credits could cost jobs in Georgia, advocates warn. “As of late last year, 82,000 Georgians had jobs working in the clean tech industry, according to a Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy report. Many of those jobs were created since the 2022 passage of President Joe Biden’s signature climate and health law, known as the Inflation Reduction Act. Last month, narrow Republican majorities in the House and Senate approved an expansive budget resolution laying out plans to extend corporate tax cuts passed during Trump’s first term, among other measures.” [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5/15/25]
The Georgia Sun: Clean Energy Cuts Could Cost 42,000 Jobs in Georgia. “Up to 42,000 Georgia jobs and $28 billion in investments could disappear if Congressional Republicans succeed in their efforts to roll back clean energy incentives from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Since these tax credits became law less than three years ago, businesses have announced 51 new clean energy projects across Georgia worth over $28 billion. Investment in manufacturing for batteries, solar panels, and electric vehicles has increased tenfold in the state.” [The Georgia Sun, 5/14/25]
Idaho:
Dailyfly News: Advocates say U.S. Senate Bill Would cut 7,900 Idaho Jobs and Raise Utility Bills. “Eliminating federal clean energy tax credits would impact jobs and energy bills in Idaho, according to recent assessments of the budget reconciliation bill being considered by the U.S. Senate. The credits, passed under the Inflation Reduction Act, have boosted more than 40 clean energy projects in Idaho. An analysis from the think tank Energy Innovation claims the House version of the bill would lead to the loss of 7,900 jobs and increase energy bills by $420 by 2035 statewide.” [Dailyfly News, 6/16/25]
Idaho Capital Sun: The most likely Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas the hardest. “Working-age adults who live in small towns and rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid than their counterparts in cities, creating a dilemma for Republicans looking to make deep cuts to the health care program. About 72 million people — nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States — are enrolled in Medicaid, which provides health care coverage to low-income and disabled people and is jointly funded by the federal government and the states. Black, Hispanic and Native people are disproportionately represented on the rolls, and more than half of Medicaid recipients are people of color.” [Idaho Capital Sun, 3/14/25]
Illinois:
Chicago Sun-Times: What Trump’s cuts to Medicaid will mean for nursing homes, long-term care facilities in Illinois. “Delinda Phillips has cared for seniors in some capacity since she was a child, tagging along with her mother, who worked as a home healthcare worker. Phillips, 55, of Chicago, has been in the healthcare industry for the past 26 years and works as a certified nursing assistant at a nursing home in Oak Lawn, and she’s worried about what the looming Medicaid cuts will mean for patients she cares for and for her career.” [Chicago Sun-Times, 5/24/25]
Chicago Sun-Times: Federal health, nutrition programs cuts would have drastic effect on Illinois. “The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee released its recommendations for budget reconciliation early last week. A preliminary review by the Congressional Budget Office projected that, if implemented, at least 8.6 million Americans would lose their Medicaid coverage during the coming decade. That translates to well over 300,000 Illinoisans.” [Chicago Sun-Times, 5/23/25]
Indiana:
IndyStar: 'One Big Beautiful Bill' could end energy tax credits, jobs for thousands of Hoosiers. “Indiana homeowners hoping to take advantage of tax credits on new clean energy upgrades and purchases could lose thousands of dollars in incentives if the U.S. House’s federal budget proposal moves forward. The federal spending plan, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, currently ends homeowner savings on solar panel and battery installations, efficient appliances and other energy-saving home improvements such as new doors and windows, biomass stoves and energy audits.” [IndyStar, 6/18/25]
WRTV: Potential SNAP cuts could leave thousands of Hoosiers hungry. “As Congress considers a proposal to cut billions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Indiana food security advocates are warning of devastating consequences. The legislation would shift a quarter of SNAP costs to states for the first time in the program’s 60-year history. Fred Glass, president and CEO of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, described the proposal as “An unneeded and self-inflicted economic and humanitarian disaster.” [WRTV, 5/20/25]
Iowa:
Des Moines Register: Report: Iowans face higher costs under House budget's cuts to clean energy incentives. “The U.S. House budget reconciliation bill could increase Iowa household energy costs by up to $550 annually, a new report says. The bill would restricts tax credits for renewable energy and electric vehicles, potentially jeopardizing billions in Iowa projects.” [Des Moines Register, 6/17/25]
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Clean energy tax cuts in reconciliation budget would stall renewable energy projects in Iowa. “Clean energy advocates said Iowa stands to lose jobs, manufacturing facilities, renewable energy project expansions and face more expensive utility bills if Congress passes the budget reconciliation bill as is. Many of these credits were extended via the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, which put them under attack from Republican lawmakers opposed to the green policies. Renewable energy advocates say continued investment into wind, solar and other clean energy sources, regardless of environmental impact, is vital to meeting growing energy demands. Nearly three-fifths of Iowa’s total electricity generation comes from renewable sources, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which also reports Iowa is one of the top states for solar and wind energy generation.” [Iowa Capital Dispatch, 6/6/25]
Iowa Public Radio: A million people in the Midwest could lose Medicaid under federal work requirements. “Up to 1 million low income and disabled people across the Midwest could lose their Medicaid health insurance coverage, according to a new analysis. That's because federal lawmakers are considering adding Medicaid work requirements, which means people would have to prove they work, volunteer, or go to school in order to receive health insurance. Experts warn that many people who already work will fall through the cracks — not because they are ineligible for benefits but due to administrative and paperwork mishaps.” [Iowa Public Radio, 6/2/25]
The Gazette: Medicaid payments barely keep hospital mental health units afloat. Federal cuts could sink them. “This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. Its leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens of other U.S. hospitals have. Keeping that promise soon could get tougher if Congress slashes Medicaid funding. The joint federal-state health program covers an unusually large share of mental health patients, and hospital industry leaders say spending cuts could accelerate a decades-long wave of psychiatric unit closures.” [The Gazette, 5/19/25]
Des Moines Register: Iowa Republicans vote for reconciliation bill that includes Medicaid, SNAP spending cuts. “Iowa Republicans helped advance out of key committees controversial legislation targeting Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as Congress works to enact President Donald Trump’s major budget priorities. Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks sits on the Energy and Commerce committee, which was tasked with finding $880 billion in cuts to programs it oversees, including Medicaid, over the next 10 years.” [Des Moines Register, 5/16/25]
Kansas:
The Beacon: Hundreds of thousands could lose Medicaid and SNAP benefits in Missouri, Kansas. “In Kansas, one of 10 states that haven’t expanded Medicaid, an estimated 75,000 people could lose health insurance coverage by 2034.” [The Beacon, 6/17/25]
Kentucky:
WUKY: Cuts in federal mega-bill could close Kentucky hospitals. “As Congress considers cuts to safety-net programs in what Republicans are calling the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates 16 million Americans - including 277,000 in Kentucky - would lose Medicaid health insurance. Josh Bivens, chief economist with the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute, said if the bill passes "as is," health providers would see a steep increase in what's known as "uncompensated care" - when people without coverage get sick but can't afford to pay their medical bills.” [WUKY, 6/20/25]
Louisville Public Media: Proposed Medicaid cuts could devastate Appalachian Kentucky, health care providers say. “Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” is estimated to kick millions of people off Medicaid, causing concern for health care providers in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, a region especially dependent on the federal program. Health care providers in eastern Kentucky fear potential cuts to Medicaid in a bill that passed the U.S. House could have devastating effects on the health of its people and deal another blow to the impoverished Appalachian region.” [Louisville Public Media, 6/16/25]
Lexington Herald-Leader: Trump’s budget bill could cut federal food assistance to 575,000 Kentuckians. “More than half a million Kentuckians — including roughly 225,000 children — face the loss of or a reduction in their federal food assistance benefits under a budget bill moving through Congress supported by President Donald Trump, advocates said Friday. In addition to the proposal in Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to slash Medicaid spending by billions, the budget reconciliation bill includes historic cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families.” [Lexington Herald Leader, 6/7/25]
Louisville Courier Journal: Thousands of Kentucky jobs at stake as Congress hashes out the 'one big, beautiful bill'. “In Kentucky, more than 11,000 jobs and billions of dollars in economic development hang in the balance as Congress considers axing clean energy tax credits approved in the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, according to an analysis from Rhodium Group and MIT — threatening a key pillar of what's widely considered the most comprehensive climate legislation in U.S. history. Dozens of projects are still pending or under construction around the state, from battery manufacturing to solar facilities and more, the analysis found. If Congress decides to slash tax incentives for these industries, the companies behind the incomplete projects could scale back plans for investment.” [Louisville Courier Journal, 5/28/25]
Spectrum News: Trump administration's budget plan causes concern over SNAP benefits. “Thursday House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package. It now heads to the Senate. The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is expected to face major cuts, that experts warn could mean losing benefits for hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians.” [Spectrum News, 5/23/25]
Louisiana:
NOLA: Proposed Medicaid cuts could be a big problem for Louisiana's budget, officials say. “State Senate President Cameron Henry said he’s worried Louisiana won’t be able to cover the losses should Congress ratchet back Medicaid spending the way the U.S. Senate Finance Committee has proposed for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. ‘If this bill takes effect immediately, we’ll absolutely come back into special session, no doubt about it,’ Henry said during a video conference hosted Tuesday by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana.” [NOLA, 6/18/25]
NOLA: Clean energy firms are investing billions in Louisiana. What happens if federal subsidies end? “Louisiana economic officials and politicians have cheered the billions of dollars in industrial projects recently cropping up across the state, driven in part by lucrative federal tax credits for clean energy investments. Now, many are worried that a rollback of those credits could threaten jobs and investments, dampening Louisiana’s ‘all of the above’ strategy to grow its clean energy and carbon management industries along with oil and natural gas production.” [NOLA, 6/9/25]
WVUE: Advocates warn proposed bill to end solar tax credits would leave Louisiana vulnerable. “The U.S. Senate is debating the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill,’ and green energy advocates warn it would leave Louisiana more vulnerable to power outages. The bill would accelerate the end of tax credits for several green energy initiatives, including solar panel installation. A 30 percent credit for residential installation would end at the end of the year.” [WVUE, 6/5/25]
NOLA: Medicaid work requirement could mean loss of coverage for more than 100,000 in Louisiana. “Tucked inside the “big, beautiful bill” recently advanced by the U.S. House is a first-ever federal work requirement for Medicaid recipients.” … “The Congressional Budget Office projects the change would save about $280 billion over six years. In Louisiana, however, it could also knock 139,000 to 158,000 adults off Medicaid in the first year — one of the largest per capita losses of any state, according to a study from the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that conducts economic and social policy research. Roughly 1.6 million Louisianans, or one-third of the population, currently relies on the program.” [NOLA, 5/28/25]
Maine:
Maine Morning Star: Maine solar companies ask Sen. Collins to protect federal clean energy tax credits. “Members of Maine’s solar and energy storage industry are asking U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to protect the clean energy tax credits that could be scaled back in the congressional spending bill. ‘We realize that Congress has an important obligation to cut spending to balance the budget and reduce taxes,” wrote nearly 70 industry representatives in a letter Collins, who serves as Republican chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “However, cutting solar tax credits would be counterproductive.’” [Maine Morning Star, 6/3/25]
Bangor Daily News: Republicans target a tax that keeps state Medicaid programs running. “The tax and spending bill the U.S. House approved last week targets a strategy states have used to boost the Medicaid dollars they get from the federal government. The measure would cap or freeze the taxes states levy on medical providers, potentially leaving states with major holes in their Medicaid budgets. As a result, states would face the choice of either replacing the lost federal money with state dollars, scaling back services or providing coverage to fewer people.” [Bangor Daily News, 5/28/25]
Portland Press Herald: Providers fear Medicaid cuts could worsen Maine’s health care access crisis. “Spending cuts proposed by congressional Republicans would result in an estimated 34,000 Maine people losing Medicaid coverage, harming health care providers and patients, experts say.” [Portland Press Herald, 5/18/25]
Natural Resources Council of Maine: Mainers Would Face Higher Costs, Job Creation Would Slow Under US House Energy Plan. “Homeowners and businesses in Maine would miss out on valuable cost-savings and jobs in one of the state’s fastest growing sectors would slow under the U.S. House of Representative’s energy budget proposals released over the past few days. The plans are part of a reconciliation package being debated by Congress aimed at forcing through cuts to essential services for working families to give tax breaks to billionaires and large corporations.” [Natural Resources Council of Maine, 5/13/25]
Maryland:
WTOP: Md. leaders warn GOP reconciliation bill could impact health care, economy. “Leaders in the Maryland Department of Health are warning about the major impact to health care coverage and the economy under proposals being considered on Capitol Hill. During a meeting with the Prince George’s County Board of Health on Tuesday, Ryan Moran, the state’s Medicaid director, said the current budget proposals could lead to tens of thousands of Marylanders losing health care coverage. ‘We have about 1.5 million Marylanders that receive Medicaid coverage. That is about 25% of the state,’ Moran said. ‘Almost half of all kids in the state of Maryland are enrolled in the Medicaid program.’” [WTOP, 6/18/25]
Baltimore Sun: Rural Maryland Medicaid recipients risk coverage, provider shortage under Trump bill. “The bill proposes more than $720 billion in cuts to Medicaid spending nationwide. If approved by Congress and signed into law by Trump, it could severely impact over 1.5 million Marylanders who rely on the program, including more than 400,000 living in rural communities.” … “Ferguson said that if Maryland's Medicaid program were to move to a full 50-50 split with the federal government, the state would either have to take on approximately $1 billion in costs or remove 300,000 people from their secured health insurance.” [Baltimore Sun, 6/9/25]
Maryland Matters: Report: Up to 100,000 Marylanders could lose coverage if Medicaid imposes work requirements. “As many as 109,000 Marylanders could get thrown off Medicaid if Congress follows through on a proposal to impose a work requirement for the coverage, according to a new report.” … “For Maryland, a work requirement could result in between 95,000 to 109,000 people losing coverage out of 1.5 million currently enrolled in Medicaid, according to the report.” [Maryland Matters, 4/18/25]
Massachusetts:
Boston Globe: What Trump’s ‘beautiful bill’ means for Medicaid, food stamps, and Massachusetts. “Poverty, hunger, and chronic illness will likely increase while the wealthiest Americans reap huge tax breaks under the budget reconciliation bill passed by the House this week. In Massachusetts, hundreds of thousands of low-income residents could lose food assistance and health care coverage, leading to an even greater divide between rich and poor at a time when rising costs are straining those already struggling to get by, an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office shows.” [Boston Globe, 5/24/25]
Boston Herald: ‘People are going to die’ if Republican Medicaid cuts pass, Healey warns. “A proposal by Republicans in Congress to partially cover the cost of renewing President Donald Trump’s signature first-term tax cuts by slashing Medicaid will result in deadly consequences for vulnerable Bay State residents, Gov. Maura Healey is warning. The impacts could be felt by up to 2 million Massachusetts residents who rely on Medicaid for their health insurance, the governor said at an event in Leominster on Tuesday.” [Boston Herald, 5/13/25]
Michigan:
Michigan Advance: Food pantries in Michigan worry about filling the gap as Congress considers cuts to SNAP. “About 15% of Michiganders rely on SNAP, and more than 59% of Michigan’s SNAP recipients are families with children, according to the Michigan State Budget Office.” … “The spending plan, mixed with other policies enacted by the Trump administration, is creating a ‘perfect storm’ for hunger that food banks and pantries will not be able to appropriately meet, Ken Estelle, president and CEO of Feeding America West Michigan said in a news release earlier this month. ‘Reducing funding for SNAP as well as increased requirements will cause a significant increase in the number of Michiganders seeking food assistance from our food bank,’ Estelle said.’” [Michigan Advance, 6/17/25]
Newsweek: SNAP Cuts Could Cost Michigan $900 Million: 'Unacceptable.' “Around 15 percent of Michigan's population—nearly 1.5 million residents—relies on SNAP benefits to help them purchase essential groceries. According to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning think tank, more than 59 percent of SNAP participants in the Great Lakes State are in families with children, and 39 percent are in families with older adults or are disabled.” [Newsweek, 6/4/25]
MLive: Proposed cuts to SNAP food benefits could cost Michigan nearly $900 million. “A spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last month that proposes cuts to federal food aid could end up costing Michigan nearly $900 million, according to a memo released by the State Budget Office this week. The Republican-led Big, Beautiful Bill Act would reduce federal spending by $290 billion to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, by shifting costs to states and rolling out new work requirements. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, criticized the bill when her office released a report Wednesday, June 4 that estimates how this proposal would impact food assistance in Michigan.” [MLive, 6/4/25]
MLive: GOP cuts to clean energy tax credits would deal a blow to Michigan, businesses warn. “Some business leaders in Michigan say that couldn't be further from the truth for billions in federal incentives fueling advanced manufacturing, clean energy and consumer purchases of rooftop solar systems or electric vehicles -- now all on the chopping block. That's because Republicans in Washington have begun to make good on President Donald Trump's campaign promises to gut his predecessor Joe Biden's signature climate law, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.” [MLive, 5/16/25]
WNEM: SNAP cuts could impact Michiganders receiving support. “SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, serves 1.5 million people in Michigan. Lawmakers in Washington are considering legislation that calls for $300 billion in cuts to SNAP. Whitmer said cuts would take away food benefits from families who need it most, increasing hunger across Michigan in small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between. Jennie Pollack, the Executive Director of Michigan 211 tells TV5 the move could have a big impact on those currently receiving support. Pollack said the organization received 40,000 calls in the past year for food support. Food support was also the third highest search on the Michigan 211 website during the past year.” [WNEM, 6/4/25]
WWMT: Potential SNAP cuts could bring food insecurity to Michiganders, state budget office says. “The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a new spending bill that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The food assistance program helps those who are food insecure, and the State of Michigan's Budget Office is warning of the potential consequences for Michiganders if the program loses funding. Based on the new House budget, Michigan would be scheduled to cover the maximum 25% of food costs. As a result, the budget office anticipates the state losing $900 million if the cuts come down.” [WWMT, 6/4/25]
Minnesota:
MinnPost: Minnesota’s rural hospitals may be hard hit by ‘big beautiful bill’. “By charging providers a tax and reimbursing them for that money through higher payments for their services, Minnesota and about 40 other states are able to boost the money they receive from the federal government from Medicaid, which is a shared state-federal program. The proposed cap provoked outcries from groups that represent the nation’s hospitals. ‘The Senate just made a bad bill worse,’ Chip Kahn, CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, said in a statement. ‘Rural communities would take the hardest hit, with struggling hospitals compelled to face difficult decisions about what services to cut.’ Rural areas disproportionately rely on Medicaid, and their hospitals are often the only resort for patients without health coverage.” [MinnPost, 6/20/25]
KFVS: Missouri Medicaid recipients urge senators not to cut benefits. “Some Missourians are urging senators to reject a spending bill to avoid cuts to Medicaid. The U.S. Senate could soon vote on President Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ It promises to secure the southern border and provide some tax cuts, but it could also remove hundreds of thousands of Americans from SNAP and Medicaid benefits.” [KFVS, 6/16/25]
St. Louis American: Medicaid cuts would injure Missouri’s health. “According to a study by Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the House-approved bill dramatically cutting Medicaid funding now being debated by the Senate would have a cataclysmic impact on American healthcare. Analysis concludes that hospitals would lose $321 billion in spending from the reconciliation process, physicians would face an $81 billion cut, and spending on prescription drugs would decline by $191 billion from 2025 to 2034. During that same decade, U.S. hospitals would deal with a $63 billion increase in uncompensated care. services sought by patients and other providers must be delivered without reimbursement. In Missouri, an estimated 210,000 people could lose coverage by 2034, a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis revealed.” [St. Louis American, 6/19/25]
Minnesota Reformer: 45,000 Minnesotans are at risk of losing SNAP benefits. “Roughly 45,000 Minnesotans would be at risk of losing all of their federal food assistance, and tens of thousands more could lose some of that assistance under cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) approved by Republicans in the U.S. House.” … “The severity of the final cuts will depend in part on whether affected states can fill gaps with state funding. Even a relatively small funding gap in Minnesota could wreak havoc on the state’s budget, which lawmakers are currently working to finalize. Roughly 440,000 Minnesotans currently rely on SNAP, according to data from the Department of Children, Youth and Families, including 50,000 children under the age of 6.” [Minnesota Reformer, 5/29/25]
Star Tribune: Congressional budget bill could kill solar industry in Minnesota just as it was gaining momentum. “Now, however, Congress is on the cusp of passing a budget bill that effectively vaporizes green energy tax credits, including those used to finance solar panel manufacturers to wind farms and geothermal home-heating systems.” [Star Tribune, 5/28/25]
Star Tribune: Medicaid covers 1.2M Minnesotans. What could the U.S. House bill mean for the state? “Changes to Medicaid, including a stringent work requirement, are key to the massive domestic policy bill the U.S. House passed early Thursday morning. And they have many Minnesotans worried. The health care program — called Medical Assistance in Minnesota — covers roughly 1.2 million low-income people in the state, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. Minnesota’s Department of Human Services published an analysis of federal Medicaid cuts Wednesday titled ‘An Obstacle Course of Red Tape, Hurdles and Traps Driving up Costs and Forcing States, Counties, Tribes and Providers to Push Minnesotans Off Health Care Coverage.’ It noted that the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates up to 253,000 Minnesotans could lose coverage. It also said new hurdles are designed to kick people off health care coverage and the changes — including requiring eligibility checks every six months instead of once a year — would bury front-line workers and enrollees in paperwork and red tape.” [Minnesota Star Tribune, 5/22/25]
Mississippi:
Mississippi Today: Even in red America, clean energy is booming. But now, huge renewable projects are dead. “Renewable energy in the United States has surged to unprecedented levels, with the combined power generated by solar, wind and geothermal more than tripling over the past decade, according to a new report by a network of state environmental groups. The growth has slashed harmful greenhouse gas emissions, made the nation’s energy system more resilient and prevented thousands of premature deaths from power plant pollution, according to the report by Environment America.” [Mississippi Today, 5/10/25]
Mississippi Today: Mississippi would lose billions if Congress cuts Medicaid, report says. “Mississippi will lose out on billions of dollars if Congress continues to advance legislation that would make deep cuts to Medicaid and other agencies to pay for a tax cut championed by President Donald Trump. Tens of thousands of Mississippians could lose their health insurance as a result of what could be the largest cut in the history of Medicare and Medicaid.” [Mississippi Today, 4/10/25]
Missouri:
St. Louis Public Radio: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could wreak havoc on key funding source for Missouri Medicaid. “The U.S. Senate’s version of the so-called ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could ultimately have major budgetary consequences for Missouri, thanks to a provision capping a critical tax that helps pay for Medicaid. Like most of the country, Missouri uses a tax on medical providers, such as hospitals, as part of its state share to pay for Medicaid. Republican leaders have stressed the importance of what’s known as the Federal Reimbursement Allowance for years, often pulling out all the stops to make sure the tax is reauthorized. But some conservatives have been fiercely critical of this type of arrangement, contending that it amounts to ‘money laundering.’ And the Senate version of President Donald Trump’s tax cut, immigration and debt ceiling legislation would gradually force states that expanded Medicaid, like Missouri, to cap their provider taxes at 3.5% by 2031.” [St. Louis Public Radio, 6/17/25]
KCUR: Missouri struggles to distribute Medicaid and food benefits. Congress may make it even harder. “Proposed Medicaid changes include work requirements estimated to potentially kick over 100,000 people off in Missouri — many of whom would be still eligible but could lose coverage anyway due to procedural issues. Co-pays would be added for some patients, eligibility checks would increase to twice a year and thousands of adults would need to confirm their work status each month. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would also face enormous reductions under the proposed budget, potentially cutting thousands of recipients in the state. Missouri would be in an especially vulnerable spot, advocates said, because the state Department of Social Services has struggled for years to administer safety net programs.” [KCUR, 6/4/25]
The Beacon: Missouri knows from experience: Medicaid cuts will be felt throughout the economy. “More than 8 million people nationwide could lose health coverage under the proposed federal legislation, which also includes $3.8 trillion in tax cuts. In Missouri, that includes 110,000 people who could lose health coverage. Another 22,000 people could lose coverage in Kansas. The picture could be even worse If enhanced tax credits for people who get insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are allowed to expire at the end of the year. A loss of Medicaid coverage combined with the loss of those tax credits could mean 13.7 million people losing health coverage by 2034, including 190,000 people in Missouri and 61,000 in Kansas.” [The Beacon, 5/29/25]
KVFS: Thousands of Missourians could lose Medicaid coverage under proposed changes. “Health clinics are concerned patients will no longer receive care if Medicaid benefits are cut. Congress could soon vote on a bill that would make sweeping changes to Medicaid. In Missouri alone, 1.3 million people use Medicaid. KC CARE Health Center serves about 20,000 people in and around Kansas City, Missouri--most of them on Medicaid. Wil Franklin says many of his patients at KC CARE Health Center work multiple jobs just to get by. Without Medicaid, however, those patients would not be able to see Franklin or the other caregivers at KC CARE.” [KCUR, 5/21/25]
Missouri Independent: Proposed federal work requirements could cut over 90k Missourians from Medicaid. “A report from the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation published last month found between 84,000 and 96,000 Missourians ages 19 to 64 could lose coverage under the plan. Another report, from the left-leaning Center for Budget and Policy Priorities published last week, estimated a reduction of 91,000 Missourians. The CBPP analysis found that although 28% of Missouri Medicaid participants in the adult-expansion group could lose coverage, only 8% didn’t work in the last year and don’t qualify for an exemption — meaning thousands of eligible participants would lose coverage.” [Missouri Independent, 5/19/25]
Montana:
Daily Montanan: Reports: Medicaid cuts in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will leave Montana residents without insurance. “No state stands to lose more in Medicaid cuts being discussed in the “Big Beautiful Bill” than Montana, according to several new reports. That translates to nearly 40,000 people losing health insurance, billions taken out of the state’s economy, and a new mountain of paperwork for state workers. Current projections show that 31,000 to 38,000 Montanans could lose health coverage, with small and rural healthcare organizations taking a huge financial hit, while increasing paperwork and requirements for less federal funding.” [Daily Montanan, 6/20/25]
KPAX: Montana Food Bank Network shares concerns over potential SNAP benefit changes. “If passed, the Big Beautiful Bill would alter the requirements to receive those benefits. For example, those under 65 will have to report that they work, which is a shift from the current age of 55. Another change, currently, parents with a child under 18 are exempt from reporting work information. The bill proposes requiring anyone with a child over the age of 7 to report working. This worries MFBN, since it could trickle down to impact school lunch programs and summer meal assistance.” [KPAX, 6/18/25]
NBC Montana: Big Beautiful Bill could impact food assistance for Montanans. “According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the reduction to snap would be nearly $300 billion. The proposed cuts would end food assistance for 120,000 to 250,000 people with lawful immigration status. Plus, more pressure would be put on states to provide that funding — each state would be projected to pay 15% of food benefits in place of the federal funded program. The Montana Food Bank Network says these cuts could hurt Montanans facing food insecurity.” [NBC Montana, 6/19/25]
Daily Montanan: Federal Medicaid cuts threaten child health in Montana. “Congress is moving forward with a budget package likely to include severe cuts to Medicaid and CHIP (the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which funds Healthy Montana Kids). As Montana pediatricians, we know that cutting Medicaid to this extent won’t just affect children covered by Medicaid. It will be felt by every child, in every community.” [Daily Montanan, 4/13/25]
Nebraska:
KLKN: Nebraska hospitals say Senate bill’s proposed Medicaid cuts put key services at risk. “Hospitals said that will affect state funding, which will reduce Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals and result in a loss of programming. Nordquist said when services shut down, that doesn’t just affect Medicaid patients. ‘It doesn’t matter if you have the best commercial insurance or you’re uninsured,’ he said. ‘No one has access to that service in the community anymore.’ Rural hospitals said they would be most affected.” [KLKN, 6/17/25]
KETV: 'Struggling to stay afloat': A new study shows 30,000 Nebraskans will go uninsured if Medicaid cuts pass. “A new Harvard Medical School and Public Citizen study reveals that proposed Medicaid cuts, currently under Senate discussion, could leave 30,000 Nebraskans without health insurance. Researchers applied the proposed legislation and used prior studies on the effects of losing coverage to predict the impact.” [KETV, 6/18/25]
Nebraska Public Media: Nebraska food bank representatives concerned about cuts to SNAP, medical programs. “The changes to SNAP — which provides food access to low-income individuals and families — will shift more costs to states to administer the program and provide benefits. About 155,000 Nebraskans use SNAP, according to Amanda Fahrer, communications director for the Food Bank of Lincoln. She said the federal funding cuts will push an estimated $30 million in additional costs onto the state.” [Nebraska Public Media, 6/18/25]
KMTV: Potential SNAP cuts: Food pantry fears it could see a greater demand if SNAP cuts were to happen. “The cuts are proposed in the Trump administration’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’. The Senate is now taking a look at possible revisions. But if those don't happen, the Congressional Budget Office estimates cuts to SNAP could impact more than three million people. In Nebraska, approximately 152,000 individuals get SNAP benefits.” [KMTV, 6/3/25]
KETV: Nebraska doctors warn of Medicaid cut consequences. “As Congress looks to cut billions of dollars from Medicaid, local hospitals are weighing in. The Nebraska Hospital Association says it may have disastrous effects on health care in Nebraska.” [KETV, 5/15/25]
WOWT: Nebraska organizations, homeowners fight possible repeal of energy tax credits. “The light in the sky keeps the lights on inside at Wine Beer and Spirits in Omaha. ‘We’ve got approximately solar 250 panels,’ said Aaron Konen, CEO and Co-owner of Wine, Beer, and Spirits. Solar panels convert the sun’s energy into electricity at four of Konen’s five stores, including the one in Omaha. ‘The system was installed in May when utility bills typically creep up with air conditioning,’ Konen said. ‘We saw an immediate reduction in our utility bill.’ But now, tax credits that help people pay for clean energy like Konen’s are feeling the heat. Congress is considering a major tax and budget package that could get rid of these funds.” [WOWT, 4/9/25]
Nevada:
EnergySage: GOP budget bill threatens Nevada's affordable clean energy future. “Heavy cuts to Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits in the House budget bill pose a substantial threat to the clean energy boom across the country—but Nevada in particular may stand to lose the most. The Silver State, which has claimed the most potential IRA funding of any state, could lose up to 21,703 clean energy jobs and $15.5 billion in clean energy investments if the tax credits are axed, according to Climate Power.” [EnergySage, 6/3/25]
The Nevada Independent: IRA cuts have clean energy advocates concerned about growth of Nevada industry. “In Nevada specifically, the Clean Investment Monitor estimates that companies have announced about $28.3 billion in low-carbon energy investments in the state since the IRA’s passage — which brings jobs and workforce development programs. Of that, $15.4 billion is still unspent. Announced projects that have yet to break ground are the ones that could be most imperiled by the rollback, between the limits on financing and the foreign entity of concern rules, given that some parts and technology do not yet exist outside of China.” [The Nevada Independent, 5/17/25]
Las Vegas Sun: House Republicans target clean energy rollbacks, threatening Nevada programs. “Nevada’s energy sector represents 4.4% of the state's employment, with over 62,600 workers in the industry as of 2023, according to last year’s U.S. Energy and Employment Report. The findings showed an increase in employment, including a nearly 4% uptick in clean energy jobs for the state.” [Las Vegas Sun, 5/13/25]
The Nevada Independent: Tax credits helped boost Nevada's solar industry. Now it's on Trump's chopping block. “Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan climate think tank, projects that a wholesale repeal of IRA tax credits and funding programs would increase energy bills in Nevada by $40 per year in 2030 and up to $90 by 2035, while costing more than 5,000 jobs by 2030. A report from environmental research firm Rhodium Group estimates that a full repeal of the tax credits, along with a greenhouse gas regulatory rollback, would cause Nevadan energy bills to be 6 percent higher by 2030, assuming a medium emissions level — the third-highest jump in the country.” [The Nevada Independent, 4/22/25]
The Nevada Independent: With lithium tax credits at risk, Nevada industry cautions 'the market will devour us'. “The stakes — for the Northern Nevada economy and companies powering its growth — are high. The state has received the most federal investments per capita from the law, according to the Rhodium Group and MIT’s Clean Investment Monitor, and saw the second-highest figure for actual clean investment as a percent of gross domestic product between September 2023 and 2024, at more than 3 percent.” [The Nevada Independent, 4/6/25]
New Hampshire:
New Hampshire Bulletin: Rural New Hampshire hospitals brace for potential Medicaid cuts. “If that cut went into effect, an estimated 24 million people receiving Medicaid would lose their health care coverage; 10 million of those would be children. In New Hampshire, that’s 60,000 people and 30,000 children. One in 7 New Hampshire residents in total receive Medicaid, and 17.1% of all New Hampshire Medicaid recipients live in Coös County, despite the county comprising roughly 2% of the state’s population.” [New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/1/25]
New Jersey:
Bergen Record: NJ stands to lose $19B in health care spending from Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'. “New Jersey is poised to lose $19.2 billion over the next nine years in health care spending from the controversial House budget bill that includes steep cuts to both Medicaid and subsidies that discount insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act, according to an analysis issued this week. The proposed $1 trillion in health care cuts in the measure dubbed by President Donald Trump as a ‘big, beautiful bill’ would also take another $5 billion out of New Jersey's economy in uncompensated care for the newly uninsured, the national report by New Jersey-based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute said.” [6/19/25]
NJ Spotlight News: Republican tax bill will raise electricity prices, analysts say. “This broad repeal of federal tax credits would land after electricity rates in New Jersey are expected to go up 20 to 30%, starting this month. Without these tax credits, which are part of a 2022 climate, tax and health-care law called the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, power companies would likely add fewer projects to the electrical grid, in turn making electricity more scarce and more expensive — in other words, bowing to the economics of supply and demand.” [NJ Spotlight News, 6/5/25]
Asbury Park Press: Over 300K in New Jersey could lose health insurance under Medicaid cuts by House GOP. “New Jersey would lose upwards of $3.6 billion a year in federal Medicaid funding, and more than 300,000 residents would risk losing their health insurance under a bill narrowly approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, analysts said. While Republican supporters said the bill continues to provide Medicaid to people with disabilities and low-income residents, they also added work requirements and did not extend enhanced tax credits that made most policies for consumers purchasing insurance on Get Covered, New Jersey, the state's marketplace, more affordable. Without the tax credits, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance estimated a family of four in Ocean County with a household income of $131,386 will see a premium increase of $20,189 for the year, a 239% increase that would consume 23% of their income.” [Asbury Park Press, 5/23/25]
New Jersey Monitor: Children’s health services could see trims even under scaled-back Medicaid cuts. “Any federal cuts to Medicaid — large or small — would strain state budgets and likely lead to service cuts and coverage for fewer people, according to a new analysis released last week by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The agency predicted that to make up for lost federal dollars, states would have to reduce payments to health care providers, curb benefits or reduce enrollment. Some advocates also suggest that states might seek savings in other areas of their budgets, such as K-12 education. Child health advocates say any of those actions would have a significant trickle-down effect on children and their caregivers. They’re concerned states would have to reduce or even eliminate services that help tens of millions of children access routine care that’s critical from birth, such as vaccinations and physical exams.” [New Jersey Monitor, 5/12/25]
New Mexico:
Source New Mexico: New Mexico hospitals and patients face closure from ‘domino effect’ of potential Medicaid cuts. “Six to eight hospitals in New Mexico may be at risk of closing within 18 months if Congressional Republicans follow through with pursuing Medicaid cuts in the ‘big, beautiful bill,’ advocates and hospital executives said Friday. Hospital closures in rural areas would further burden doctors in urban areas and force higher wait times and costs for patients, according to Troy Clark, the CEO for the New Mexico Hospital Association, which represents all 47 of the state’s hospitals.” [Source New Mexico, 6/23/25]
Public News Service: Federal tax credits for NM's EV owners face elimination. “A majority of the electricity used in an EV is American-made. And an electric vehicle can be charged at home, just like a cell phone. In 2023, New Mexico had more than 11,000 registered EV's, about 5.5% percent of new vehicle sales in the state. The state also mandates that dealerships offer a specific percentage of zero-emission vehicles” [Public News Service, 6/5/25]
Albuquerque Journal: More than 90,000 NM residents could lose Medicaid benefits under U.S. House plan. “Proposed federal Medicaid changes being debated on Capitol Hill could lead to more than 90,000 New Mexico residents losing health care coverage, according to a state agency analysis. The New Mexico Health Care Authority, which runs the state’s Medicaid program, also indicated more than 250,000 state residents could face new co-pays and increased administrative hurdles to remain enrolled, while citing an estimated $478 million budget hit to the state.” [Albuquerque Journal, 5/14/25]
New York:
Harlem World Magazine: Proposed GOP Tax Package Threatens NY Solar Jobs, Consumer Energy Freedom, Advocates Warn. “‘This morning, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed a tax package that takes a sledgehammer to clean energy tax credits, including the 25D rooftop solar tax credit,’ read a memo circulated by solar advocacy groups. ‘Studies have shown that the bill passed by the committee will lead to higher energy prices for all Americans and job losses. New York’s solar industry employs over 12,100 people and invested $2.7 billion into the state in 2024 alone.’” [Harlem World Magazine, 5/15/25]
New York Daily News: Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid, SNAP in NY could have significant impacts on children. “Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid and food assistance could result in more New York children losing insurance coverage or facing hunger, according to child advocates. In New York City, about 1.8 million people receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, or “SNAP” — including 560,000 children, according to figures compiled by the city comptroller’s office. Medicaid enrollment for residents from birth to age 20 is about 1.2 million.” [New York Daily News, 5/18/25]
North Carolina:
Charlotte Observer: These 5 hospitals across NC could close with House Republicans’ funding cuts. “Proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare could put hundreds of rural hospitals across the country at risk of closure, according to data UNC Chapel Hill – including five in North Carolina.” [Charlotte Observer, 6/20/25]
WCNC: 'Apocalypse' | Charlotte food pantry prepares for proposed SNAP cuts in 'Big Beautiful Bill'. “The Big Beautiful Bill making its way through the U.S. legislature could reduce benefits to families already struggling to access healthy food. Area food banks and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) are warning the proposed cuts to SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, will threaten benefits for 1.4 million North Carolinians. Hearts and Hands Food Pantry in west Charlotte is working to keep its shelves stocked with healthy food, but potential cuts to food stamps could mean increased demand that will be difficult to meet.” [WCNC, 6/20/25]
North Carolina Health News: Proposed SNAP cuts trouble NC food assistance programs. “The news coming out of the federal government these days has been testing the mettle of food program administrators — especially as the U.S. Senate takes up cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, that were narrowly approved late last month by the U.S. House of Representatives. ‘We’re definitely planning for the worst in the sense that we can,’ said Melissa Driver Beard, executive director of CORA, a Chatham County food assistance program that calculates it’s facing the loss of $313,788 in federal support. ‘There’s no amount of fundraising that we can do that’s going to make up for the funds we’ve lost. At some point we can’t accommodate everything.’” [North Carolina Health News, 6/5/25]
Canary Media: In N.C., all eyes on Senator Tillis as IRA tax credits hang in balance. “The clean energy economy has an intricate foothold in North Carolina. Largely owing to its acres upon acres of solar fields, the state was home to the fourth most solar capacity in the country last year, supporting over 7,000 jobs, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. And the region doesn’t just use solar equipment, it also makes it: Vietnamese panel manufacturer Boviet Solar opened its first U.S. plant in Greenville, North Carolina, in April, with plans for expansion next year that would create over 1,300 local jobs. The Tar Heel State is also a leader in the emerging electric vehicle supply chain, with lithium mines, Toyota’s massive battery plant in Randolph County, and EV factories all in the works. Its robust manufacturing sector already produces a number of renewable energy components. In all, North Carolina boasts over 109,000 clean energy jobs, the ninth most in the country, per the national nonprofit E2.” [Canary Media, 6/2/25]
WRAL: Medicaid cuts could leave NC families without options for nursing home care. “In North Carolina, thousands of elderly residents rely on Medicaid to pay for long-term care in nursing homes. It’s the only option for many families to afford around-the-clock care as their loved ones age.” … “There are more than 1,200 adult care facilities statewide. Sixty-one percent of nursing home residents in North Carolina are covered by Medicaid, according to NCDHHS.” [WRAL, 5/30/25]
WCNC: Trump spending cuts could end North Carolina's clean energy boom. “North Carolina is among the top states in the country for clean energy technology, from solar panels and battery plants to electric vehicles and public chargers. But changes at the federal level could slow down that boom. The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to North Carolina’s clean energy sector, providing tax credits for businesses and consumers that invested in it, as well as funding for infrastructure like EV charging stations.” [WCNC, 5/29/25]
Raleigh News & Observer: House bill puts hundreds of thousands in NC at risk of losing health coverage. “If a bill passed by House Republicans early Thursday morning becomes law, more than 260,000 people in North Carolina are expected to lose Medicaid coverage, according to KFF, a national nonprofit focused on health care policy.” [Raleigh News & Observer, 5/22/25]
North Dakota:
North Dakota Monitor: Federal cuts affect regional food access; more uncertainty to come. “Proposed cuts to the federal food assistance program are coming at a time when agencies addressing hunger in North Dakota are already facing lost revenue and increased need. ‘There’s a lot of uncertainty right now,’ said Darby Njos, spokeswoman for Great Plains Food Bank in Fargo. ‘We’re still urging lawmakers to support programs that help people get back on their feet while knowing that the needs of people continue to shift.’ The most recent hit to federal food assistance are proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.” [North Dakota Monitor, 5/27/25]
Ohio:
Columbus Dispatch: Columbus health leaders warn Medicaid cuts would hamper efforts to improve life expectancy. “If Medicaid expansion funding from the federal government was cut by the thinnest of margins, Ohio's current state budget holds trigger language that would end expansion and leave hundreds of thousands of adults in Ohio without coverage.” [Columbus Dispatch, 6/20/25]
WYSO: How 'Big Beautiful Bill' program cuts could increase hunger in Ohio. “A provision in Trump's multi-trillion dollar "big beautiful" budget bill before Congress calls for significantly cutting SNAP, Medicaid and Medicare. SNAP provides food aid to 42 million children, seniors and families. The proposed cuts could affect more than 9 billion meals on average each year.” [WYSO, 6/18/25]
Cincinnati The Enquirer: Trump budget bill would slash Medicaid. How it would affect Ohio. “As many as 500,000 Ohioans could lose Medicaid coverage under federal legislation that aims to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda. The U.S. House passed a sweeping budget bill last week that would slash Medicaid and food stamps, cut taxes and roll back climate policies. The measure would make unprecedented changes to the Medicaid program, which serves over 3 million patients in Ohio.” [Cincinnati The Enquirer, 5/28/25]
Ohio Capital Journal: Study: Ohio among hardest hit if Congress, Trump cut Medicaid. “Ohio is among five states whose economies will be most harmed if huge proposed Medicaid cuts become reality, the Commonwealth Fund said in an explainer this week. Medicaid, the federal-state health insurer for low-income Americans, covers nearly 3 million Ohioans. That’s about a quarter of the state’s population. Particularly in states such as Ohio, Medicaid covers large numbers of working people.” [Ohio Capital Journal, 5/9/25]
Oklahoma:
Southwest Ledger: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would put intense pressure on Oklahoma Medicaid program. “Federal legislation would shift costs of Medicaid to states It has been estimated that approximately $880 billion would be reduced over the next decade through the Medicaid provisions of the legislation, ‘with much of that shifted to states if they want to continue providing services at current levels,’ wrote Joe Dorman, chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates 174,000 Oklahomans would lose SoonerCare benefits under this proposal, with uninsured rates increasing by roughly 95,000, or 2 % of our population, Dorman related. Rural hospitals face the greatest risk under this proposal, Dorman said.” [Southwest Ledger, 6/17/25]
KFOR: Oklahoma healthcare leaders warn rural hospitals could shut down under proposed federal Medicaid cuts. “Rural hospitals in Oklahoma could be forced to slash services or shut down entirely if proposed federal Medicaid cuts become law, healthcare leaders say. The cuts are part of a sweeping federal bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, raising alarms across the healthcare industry. Leaders say the plan could devastate access to care in rural communities across the state.” [KFOR, 5/24/25]
Oregon:
OregonLive: Rural Oregon’s clean energy investments at risk as Republicans pass Trump’s budget bill. “In Oregon, according to the data, companies have announced $12 billion in solar, wind and storage investments over the past three years, with $10.8 billion in the 2nd District represented by Rep. Cliff Bentz, the only Republican in Oregon's congressional delegation. The district is the state's largest and deeply red, roughly covering two-thirds of Oregon east of the Willamette Valley. The region is characterized by wide open spaces, including agricultural fields and cattle ranch land. So far, $9.8 million of the investments in Bentz's district are pending, including Sunstone Solar, Oregon's largest approved solar and storage project, planned on 10,000 acres of farmland in Morrow County. These investments could dry up as the tax credits disappear if the House version of the bill becomes law.” [OregonLive, 5/27/25]
Pennsylvania:
WESA: Pa. clean energy businesses call on McCormick, Fetterman to preserve tax credits. “The federal spending plan before the United States Senate could devastate the clean energy industry in Pennsylvania, while making energy more expensive, according to clean energy business owners and advocates in Pennsylvania. Several leaders in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries gathered at the Pittsburgh City-County Building Wednesday to stress the importance of federal incentives to their businesses. The group then delivered a letter signed by more than 130 businesses to the nearby offices of Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.).” [WESA, 6/12/25]
Macholevante.com: Pa. Solar Industry Faces Crisis as House Bill Slashes Tax Credits (2025). “Pennsylvania’s solar industry stands at a pivotal juncture as federal policy uncertainty threatens to reverse recent gains. The state has experienced robust growth in solar installations and manufacturing, fueled by the 30% federal tax credits extended under the Inflation Reduction Act. These incentives have catalyzed over $5.4 billion in private investment and supported thousands of jobs, positioning Pennsylvania as a regional leader in clean energy adoption Solar Energy Industries Association. However, the passage of a U.S. House budget bill in May 2025, which proposes the abrupt elimination of these credits, has sent shockwaves through the market. Industry stakeholders warn of significant job losses—potentially over 4,300 positions—and the closure of up to 20 solar manufacturing facilities if the rollback is enacted SEIA Statement.” [Macholevante.com, 6/3/25]
Pittsburgh Business Times: Medicaid and ACA cuts in Senate bill could strip 590,000 Pennsylvanians of health coverage. “Rural hospitals in the Keystone State could face a perfect storm of financial pressures under a new spending bill.” [Pittsburgh Business Times, 6/3/25]
Philadelphia Inquirer: Federal Medicaid and ACA cuts could leave half a million Pa. residents uninsured. “In Pennsylvania, officials estimate that half of the 500,000 people enrolled in plans through Pennie, the state’s ACA marketplace, would no longer be able to afford coverage or would become uninsured because they failed to reenroll. An additional 300,000 people are expected to lose Medicaid because they are unable to navigate new regulatory requirements.” [Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/3/25]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Tens of thousands in Western Pa. could lose health insurance, SNAP if ‘big beautiful bill’ becomes law. “Tens of thousands of Western Pennsylvanians in both Republican and Democratic counties could lose Medicaid coverage or federal food assistance if President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill becomes law, according to a review of state data and warnings from Democrats in Harrisburg and on Capitol Hill. In the five congressional districts spanning the region — three represented in the House by Republicans and two by Democrats — nearly 800,000 are covered by Medicaid and more than 555,000 receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to state Department of Human Services figures as of April.” [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 5/24/25]
Rhode Island:
Rhode Island Current: More than 5M could lose Medicaid coverage if feds impose work requirements. “In Rhode Island, roughly 329,000 people are enrolled in Medicaid, and 74% of those are working, according to 2024 data from KFF Health News. Traditional Medicaid insurance was mainly available to children and their caregivers, people with disabilities and pregnant women. But the ACA, commonly known as Obamacare, allowed states to extend coverage to adults making up to 138% of the federal poverty level — about $21,000 a year for a single person.” [Rhode Island Current, 4/4/25]
South Carolina:
South Carolina Daily Gazette: Repealing clean energy tax credits would raise SC utility bills, reduce jobs. “South Carolina’s residential and small business ratepayers are already struggling financially due to the effects of inflation. The new tariffs on foreign imports that have been imposed by the current administration are projected to raise consumer prices even higher. But higher electric bills are not the only adverse consequences for repealing the credits. If the “big, beautiful bill” eliminates all federal tax credits for renewable energy, South Carolina’s residents and small businesses will not only suffer from increased electricity bills but would lose 4,860 jobs and suffer a $620 million decrease in our state’s gross domestic product, according to the NERA study.” [South Carolina Daily Gazette, 6/3/25]
South Dakota:
Public News Service: SD food bank: We're stretched too thin to absorb SNAP cuts. “Federal data show roughly 75,000 South Dakota households rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table and hunger-fighting groups paint a troubling picture if Congress goes through with big program cuts. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, once known as food stamps, faces a possible downsizing in the budget reconciliation bill now in the Senate. It has already cleared the House. Relief organizations say cuts proposed along the way could take away enough food for more than 9 billion meals on average every year.” [Public News Service, 6/23/25]
South Dakota Public Broadcasting: Advocates say cutting renewable energy tax credits could hurt state. “While Congress looks at cuts to renewable energy tax credits, some say the impact in South Dakota is more than meets the eye. Republicans are targeting tax credits for renewable energy in the Inflation Reduction Act Green New Deal policy. Some advocates say, climate change politics aside, removing those credits could hurt South Dakota’s renewable energy sector’s ability to grow from a business standpoint. According to the US Energy and Information Administration, in 2023 over ¾ of the state’s energy comes from non-fossil fuel sources.” [South Dakota Public Broadcasting, 5/22/25]
Tennessee:
Public News Service: Budget cuts to Medicaid, SNAP would 'devastate' TN communities. “As Congress debates a host of federal budget cuts, groups advocating for lower-income Tennessee families said the state will not be able to handle major reductions in safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.” … “A House Committee moved forward Wednesday with its section of a broad tax cut package, which includes major reductions in health care spending. The House Agriculture Committee released its budget plan this week. It aims to cut $230 billion over 10 years, mostly from nutrition programs like SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.” [Public News Service, 5/16/25]
WPLN: Federal cuts could mean even more trouble for Tennesseans using SNAP benefits. “Now the U.S. Senate is considering a budget bill that would, among other things, slash funding for the program, which is also known food stamps. Under current law, the federal government covers the bill for SNAP benefits. In Tennessee, that’s about $142 million per month. If the Republican funding package goes forward, states could be on the hook for as much as a quarter of those monthly allotments. It would also increase the share of administrative costs the states have to cover.” [WPLN, 5/30/25]
WPLN: Trump megabill could make Tennessee electricity prices surge as early as next year. “Tennessee is forecasted to have one of the highest electricity increases in the nation. One analysis found that annual electricity bills could increase by more than 10%, or roughly $200 for the average home, by next year. The state has already faced higher monthly bills as the Tennessee Valley Authority, the utility that provides nearly all electricity to Tennessee and parts of six other states, has been rapidly expanding its fossil fuel footprint with new gas plants and pipelines. TVA raised electricity rates by 9.75% between 2023 and 2024.” [WPLN, 6/4/25]
Texas:
San Antonio Express News: CPS boss says taking away renewable tax breaks will just shift the costs. “CPS Energy CEO Rudy Garza says the contested federal spending bill that calls for the end to tax breaks for solar and batteries won’t stop the city-owned utility from building them as it contends with skyrocketing demand. But it could make energy more expensive for ratepayers, he said. ‘When you decide to start arbitrarily taking resources off the table, it doesn’t mean they’re going to go away,’ Garza told reporters following a San Antonio energy panel this week. ‘It means customers are going to pay more.’” [San Antonio Express News, 6/12/25]
The Dallas Morning News: Texas energy players warn ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ may cost projects, jobs, and raise bills. “More than a dozen Texas-based energy companies have penned a letter pushing back on President Trump’s signature ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ arguing the legislation could stunt economic development, hike consumer energy costs, and kill jobs in the state. The sweeping tax and spending bill was passed by the U.S. House on May 22 and is pending in the Senate. The bill’s provisions include accelerating the repeal of renewable energy tax credits, such as the Clean Electricity Investment Credit and Residential Clean Energy Credit.” [The Dallas Morning News, 6/11/25]
Houston Chronicle: Medicaid cuts could hurt hospitals. “Texas hospitals are facing a freeze in billions of dollars in federal Medicaid funding under a budget proposal introduced by House Republican leaders Sunday night. Republicans are moving to limit access to a tax loophole that Texas and other states have used to tap extra Medicaid dollars for hospitals and medical providers. Texas hospitals would still be able to use so-called provider taxes to access higher federal reimbursements, but they couldn't be expanded, even as health care expenses continue to rise.” [Houston Chronicle, 5/12/25]
Houston Chronicle: Texas solar, energy storage companies plead with Congress to maintain federal clean energy tax credits. “Texas solar and energy storage companies, mirroring President Donald Trump’s language on energy issues, said in their Thursday letter that they are ‘hard at work building American energy dominance.’ The letter was sent to the entire Texas congressional delegation, as well as key lawmakers heading budget negotiations. There are more than 12,000 solar jobs statewide, with approximately 6,000 of those jobs concentrated in the Greater Houston area, according to the letter. Those jobs — and the businesses that created them — thrived in Texas because of the existing federal support, the companies said.” [Houston Chronicle, 5/8/25]
Texas Tribune: Food aid cuts and other changes: What the U.S. House spending bill could mean for Texans. “Significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — known commonly as SNAP and formerly as food stamps — were included in the megabill. If the cuts are replaced by state spending, Texas will have to pay an additional $1 billion a year, according to food bank association Feeding Texas.” … “If the state does not want to pay this amount, the state could also cut benefits to make up for that reduction.” [Texas Tribune, 5/23/25]
New York Times: Renewable Energy Is Booming in Texas. Republicans Want to Change That. “Conservative states with a hands-off approach to development, such as Texas and Oklahoma, have become wind and solar energy dynamos in recent years. But a simultaneous push by Republicans in Washington and in Sun Belt state capitals to cut off tax incentives and tighten permitting regulations threatens to snuff out the red-state renewable energy boom. The one-two punch underscores the Republicans’ move away from embracing an “all-of-the-above” approach to energy to a one-sided effort to return to fossil fuels. Its success would unwind four years of Democratic efforts to address climate change and advance a clean-energy economy.” [New York Times, 5/14/25]
Utah:
Deseret News: Clean energy tax credit repeals could cost Utah thousands of jobs, industry group says. “The massive reconciliation bill making its way through Congress could lead to the loss of thousands of energy-related jobs in Utah, according to a new study released on Tuesday. The report, conducted by the Solar Energy Industries Association, found that the tax bill being considered by lawmakers could eliminate 330,000 industry jobs by 2028, including 2,700 in Utah. The GOP-led reconciliation bill would repeal clean energy tax credits previously passed by the Biden administration through the Inflation Reduction Act as Republicans look to end federal subsidies related to green energy.” [Deseret News, 6/4/25]
Utah News Dispatch: Tax bill proposal terminating clean energy credits may increase Utahns’ energy costs. “Some pointed out that repealing these energy incentives would drive up electricity prices in Utah. According to a study by Rhodium Group, an independent research provider, energy bills would rise between 2.5% and 5.5% in Utah if the tax credits were to be repealed. Another study from Energy Innovation, an energy and climate policy think tank, indicates that the action could increase energy costs for an average Utah household by $20 annually in 2030, and more than $120 a year in 2035.” … “Simultaneously, phasing out the clean energy tax credits would eliminate the prospects of supporting 3,200 jobs annually, and $50 million in local tax revenue by 2032, according to BW Research and the Nature Conservancy.” [Utah News Dispatch, 5/15/25]
Vermont:
Seven Days: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Have Big Impact in Vermont. “Vermont nevertheless estimates that half of its ACA expansion group — some 30,000 people — would, at least temporarily, lose insurance upon the bill’s passage.” [Seven Days, 5/27/25]
Virginia:
C-VILLE Weekly: GOP megabill could cost Virginia billions in lost clean energy projects. “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that narrowly passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22 includes provisions that could jeopardize billions of dollars in Virginia green energy projects. Charlottesville-headquartered Southern Environmental Law Center reports federal agencies have put more than $5 billion into 350 clean energy projects in the commonwealth since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. The private sector has also made significant investments in clean energy efforts, with $2.3 billion supporting 99,614 jobs in Virginia. That investment was bolstered, at least in part, by clean energy tax credits that are now on the chopping block in the sweeping plan that has moved to the U.S. Senate.” [C-VILLE Weekly, 6/4/25]
Inside Climate News: Trump’s Budget Wish Could Threaten Billions in Clean Energy Investment in Virginia. “According to an analysis of information from various websites, including the Climate Investment Monitor, E2 and Weseley, almost 70 projects in the districts of Republican representatives from Virginia—worth $18.2 billion in investments and creating almost 11,000 jobs—have used those credits. The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee found 21,642 jobs in Virginia had been announced as a result of the IRA.” [Inside Climate News, 6/2/25]
Washington:
Washington State Standard: Thousands in WA at risk of losing food benefits under GOP bill in Congress. “Tens of thousands of low-income Washingtonians could lose federal food assistance if Republicans move ahead with plans in a bill the U.S. House passed last month.” … “If more stringent work requirements in the bill take effect, about 79,000 people in Washington would be at risk of losing their benefits entirely, and 149,000 would be at risk of losing some SNAP benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal think tank. The majority of those people live in eastern Washington or the Olympic Peninsula.” [Washington State Standard, 6/3/25]
KREM: 'If you lose the hospital, you kill the town': WA leaders warn Medicaid cuts could devastate rural communities. “The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) is sounding the alarm as the Trump administration proposes a budget that would cut billions of dollars in funding to Medicaid. The association says the loss would decimate hospitals, especially in rural areas.” … “The Idaho Hospital Association echoes WSHA's concerns and says it finds itself in a position to be hurt more than other states as it works to transition its Medicaid program.” [KREM, 5/15/25]
West Virgina:
West Virginia Watch: WV health care organizations again call on Capito, Justice not to support cuts to SNAP, Medicaid. “As the U.S. Senate continues to debate the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, several West Virginia organizations came together Tuesday to ask their representatives not to support cuts to health care and food assistance programs.” [West Virginia Watch, 6/24/25]
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin projects 63,000 would lose Medicaid coverage under Trump spending bill. “Sixty-three thousand Wisconsinites could lose Medicaid coverage under a federal spending bill, state estimates show. Republican lawmakers leading the state budget-writing process are not yet drafting measures in response to the potential changes, however.” [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6/9/25]
Wisconsin State Journal: 88,000 Could Lose Food Aid; State Could Be Facing Millions In New Costs; Big Beautiful Bill Effect On Wisconsin. “Some 88,000 Wisconsin residents could lose federal food assistance under new work requirements included in the Trump administration's tax reform package making its way through Congress, while the state may need to pick up more of the cost of the program, the state Department of Health Services warned Thursday. If implemented, the changes could upend food assistance for more than 12% of Wisconsin's current recipients, Wisconsin Medicaid Director Bill Hanna said. Most affected would be people between 55 and 64 who previously weren't required to work to [Wisconsin State Journal, 5/25/25]
Wisconsin Examiner: Advocates say U.S. House tax cut proposal would kill clean energy investments, jobs. “Since passage of the IRA, Wisconsin has seen $933 million in clean energy and transportation private-sector investments, along with just over $2 billion from federal grants and loans, according to Innovation Policy & Technology, a San Francisco climate change policy think tank. The organization tallied 61 new clean energy and transportation projects that got underway in the state, with 45 manufacturing American-made products.” [Wisconsin Examiner, 5/16/25]
Wisconsin Examiner: Health department report says Medicaid cuts would harm patients, increase health costs. “In Wisconsin Medicaid covers about 1 million Wisconsin residents up to the age of 65 for primary health care through BadgerCare Plus. It also covers long-term care for people with disabilities and the elderly under a variety of different programs. Medicaid covers 20% of state residents and 40% of births, along with 38% of Wisconsin children and 60% of state residents in nursing homes.” [Wisconsin Examiner, 4/29/25]
Wyoming:
Wyoming Tribune Eagle: Potential $880B cut to Medicaid could have big impacts on Wyoming hospitals, nursing homes. “The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reported that 59,400 Wyomingites, or 10.5% of the state’s population, were uninsured in 2023. By comparison, 8% of the entire U.S. population was uninsured that same year.” … “A 2022 contribution analysis conducted by the Center for Business and Economic Analysis at the University of Wyoming found that Wyoming’s hospitals and nursing homes directly contribute a combined $47.5 billion to the gross state product. The hospital and nursing home industry made up 3.5% of Wyoming’s total economic contribution, as well as provided 19,370 jobs, according to the analysis.” [Wyoming Tribune Eagle, 5/2/25]
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