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Deep red state discovers new $200 million annual bill — courtesy of Trump
['Adam Lynch']
Alternet.org
Alabama Media Group reports state legislators are discovering a nasty new bill courtesy of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” this week as the Alabama legislative session is underway.
“That means the state is going to have to pay more of the cost — as much as about $200 million a year starting in 2028,” reports AL.com.
The state could avoid much of the increased burden if it can some lower its error rate in the SNAP program below a 6 percent target.
The state’s current error rate is about 9 percent, according to Alabama Department of Human Resources Commissioner Nancy Buckner.
Until the Big Beautiful Bill, the federal government paid the full cost of SNAP benefits and 50 percent of administrative costs.