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Milwaukee officials warn proposed federal budget cuts could reduce local health, nutrition and clean-energy funding
Summary
City officials told the Finance and Personnel Committee that proposals in the U.S. House budget could shrink Medicaid, SNAP and clean-energy grants that support city services, potentially shifting costs to Wisconsin and to Milwaukee's budget and residents.
Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevich, chair of the Common Council Finance and Personnel Committee, called a public briefing May 29 to hear how the federal budget debate may affect Milwaukee’s 2026 budget and residents’ services.
Jordan Primico, the city’s director of intergovernmental relations, told the committee the House-passed budget differs from the White House proposal and would “make permanent many of the Trump tax cuts,” and that leaders there are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to pay for additional tax reductions. “There are a number of different areas that would have a negative impact both on the city budget, but more impactfully would have a negative impact throughout our community and our community members,” Primico said.
The committee heard specific local risks. Joshua Benson of…
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