Michiganders are going hungry in the wake of federal food assistance cuts

By: Julie Cassidy

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 618

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Just over a year after passage of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), Michigan families are feeling its harm. The federal megabill cuts billions of dollars in food assistance and healthcare for struggling households to give further tax breaks to the ultrawealthy.

While good jobs remain hard to come by in Michigan and food prices continue to rise, the bill’s new layers of red tape have contributed to the loss of …

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