With GOP lawmakers looking at a July Fourth deadline to pass President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," the leaders of five major food banks in the Bay Area are urging lawmakers to reconsider a provision of it that would impact the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Trump has signed the "big, beautiful" bill, enacting sweeping changes to programs like SNAP and Medicaid. Here's what Tennesseans should know.

The Big Weekend Show’ hits the streets of New York City to weigh public opinion on several provisions in the ‘big, beautiful bill.’

Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• 07/04/2025: President Donald Trump’s deadline for the Republican-controlled Congress to pass the massive tax-and-spend bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,

The bill includes a $600 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spanning over the next ten years. This will impact 28,974 people in Ross County who are on Medicaid, according to The Ohio Department of Medicaid. That is 37.66% of the county.

The Senate passed Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” after a 26-hour marathon of negotiations during which Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, as she put it later, “struggled mightily” to soften the biggest funding blows to her state before ultimately casting a vote that guaranteed its passage.

Democrats are already on offense.

Gov. Josh Stein said the bill could result in more than 500,000 people in NC losing health coverage and leave 1.4 million unable to afford food.