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Local organizers warn Dunn County supervisors that HR1 could shift costs for SNAP, Medicaid and long-term care
Summary
A GROW representative told Dunn County supervisors that federal legislation (referred to as HR1) could reduce federal administrative funding for SNAP and change Medicaid rules, potentially increasing local costs and straining county services including the county-run nursing home, and submitted a letter for the public record.
At the Nov. 11 public hearing on the proposed 2026 budget, Jennifer from GROW (Grassroots Organizing Western Wisconsin) urged Dunn County supervisors to anticipate and plan for federal policy changes she said are contained in H.R.1.
Jennifer said H.R.1 would cut the federal share of SNAP administrative funding from 50% to 25% beginning in 2027 and that the county's income maintenance budget (quoted in testimony as about $1,400,000) could…
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