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Residents urge Mankato council to oppose federal budget cuts, ask for resolution
Summary
Three residents told the June 23 Mankato City Council that proposed federal reconciliation bill cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and Head Start would harm local households and urged the council to send a letter or adopt a resolution opposing the cuts.
Jane Dow, a Mankato resident, and two other speakers told the Mankato City Council on June 23 that a federal reconciliation bill under consideration would cause significant local harm and asked the council to publicly oppose the legislation.
The speakers said cuts to programs including Medicaid, SNAP and Head Start would increase homelessness, strain local health and social services, and likely require higher local taxes to fill gaps. "This will cause instability, social unrest, and unraveling of the social fabric in our communities," Jane Dow said during the public forum,…
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