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Nottoway social services director warns federal bill could strain local budgets and services
Summary
Shannon Reed, director of Nottoway County Department of Social Services, told supervisors that proposed federal changes to social programs could reduce funding, tighten eligibility, increase administrative burdens and disproportionately hurt smaller rural localities.
Shannon Reed, director of the Nottoway County Department of Social Services, briefed the Board of Supervisors on federal proposals she described as the "1 Big Beautiful Bill" and outlined local implications if federal funding was reduced or eligibility tightened.
Reed told supervisors that lower or capped federal funding could force county governments to fill service gaps and that stricter…
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