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March 27, 1942 – April 8, 2025

This week, the House Education and Workforce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the federal child nutrition programs, including school breakfast and lunch, unveiled legislation that would cut $330 billion in federal spending by gutting higher education programs and support. This bill was passed out of committee and now heads to the Budget Committee, where it will be bundled with other committee bills before it is considered on the House Floor.

This article is part of a series examining the sweeping and often overlooked consequences of proposed SNAP cuts, sharing a range of perspectives — from health experts and policy leaders to frontline grocers and rural providers — about the ripple effects of slashing the nation’s most critical anti-hunger program. Today, we hear from Nick Levendofsky of the Kansas Farmers Union on how these cuts could affect rural communities, agriculture, and local economies.

This article is part of a series exploring the impacts of proposed SNAP cuts. Today, we hear from Brian Posler, the executive director of Fuel True — Independent Energy and Convenience in Kansas, about how these cuts could affect rural communities and local economies.

This article is part of a series exploring the wide-ranging consequences of proposed SNAP cuts. Today’s conversation is with Children’s HealthWatch, a nonprofit focused on improving children’s health in the U.S., to share insights on how these changes would affect the health and well-being of young children and their caregivers. Special thanks to Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, PhD, MPH, Richard Sheward, MPP, Ana Poblacion, PhD, MS, and Charlotte Bruce, MPH.